Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail

Melanie Radzicki McManus has been a news reporter at a Green Bay radio station, a press secretary at the Wisconsin State Capitol, and editor of two local publications. Since 1994, McManus has worked as a freelance writer and editor, specializing in travel and fitness. She has won numerous awards for her writing, most notably the prestigious Lowell Thomas Gold and Grand Awards for travel journalism. Melanie Radzicki McManus earned a B.A. in communications and political science, then an M.A. in religious studies.