Hello Stranger Blog

A Blog focusing on Midwest Outdoors & Adventure✨

Welcome to Hello Stranger, a blog about midwest adventure and outdoor travel! Here you can find trail guides, packing guides, and resources for beginners in the outdoors. I’ve got a background as a Lake Superior sea kayaking guide, so a lot of my focus is helping you find the best adventures around Lake Superior!

Beyond that, my travel and outdoor resources outside the Midwest are still written and created with Midwest outdoor adventurers in mind! I’ll help you pick out practical spring break destinations, plan summer road trip routes, and travel abroad! Come explore with me:

Free resources like the guides linked below are entirely made possible by subscribers of Hello Stranger Newsletter. To receive free detailed trail guides on Midwest Adventures, essays from exploring the Midwest, and so much more, join the thousands of Midwest Explorers in the Hello Stranger Newsletter community:




check out all of my trail guides & outdoor resources! blog posts that answer FAQs are in bold.

Beginner-Friendly Outdoor Resources:

Midwest Trail Guides:

Start here: 13 summer vacation ideas in the Midwest

Minnesota + North Shore

Isle Royale National Park

Northwoods & Driftless (Wisconsin)

Northern Michigan

Great Lakes Guides

Southern Midwest + US South

Western US Trail Guides:

British Columbia

Washington & Oregon

Montana

Southwest US

Creator Tips:

All of these free resources are made possible with the support of paying subscribers of Hello Stranger. For a detailed and comprehensive guide to exploring the Midwest, download the Midwest Adventure eBooks, join the newsletter as a paying subscriber!