Julie Buckles, author of "Paddling to Winter"

In May 1999, newlyweds Julie Buckles and Charly Ray of Washburn launched their handcrafted red canoe from Bayview beach into the cold blue Lake Superior water, beginning a 1,700-mile journey north toward the Arctic Ocean. Their remarkable story is chronicled in Julie's first book, “Padding to Winter: A Couple's Wilderness Journey from Lake Superior to the Canadian North." Julie will be signing and reading at The Bookstore at Fitger's, Saturday, October 19 from 12-2 p.m. Her reading will begin at 1 p.m.