The Tour Of Olympia Ramps Up


Save the dates and spread the word. The Tour Of Olympia is ramping up for the big 50th Anniversary Celebration of Olympia Sports Camp set for May 19-24. Olympia veterans have shown their support for our journey and we are looking forward to the book events that are like 'mini Olympia Reunions' as we head toward the biggest reunion in Olympia Sports Camp history.  Alumni can register for the May event at the following link:

 https://olympiasportscamp.com/alumni-reunion-2023/

We love the fact that there are options for the weekend, where people can come for a day or stay for the weekend. A Hero's Journey: Beyond Little Norway and Olympia Sports Camp will be part of the festivities that weekend and on the Saturday there will be a presentation that captures the journey of the book, and the journey of the camp. Much more information will be coming out about the May 24 long weekend in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we are looking forward to a few precursors for what should be a beautiful tribute weekend for everything Olympia. We hope to connect with many alumni on this part of the journey. 

If you want to get a book and can't make it out to any of these, just go to our website aherosjourney.ca and click on Friessen Press.

If you are able to host a book event email me at coachdools71@gmail.com and let's chat. We travel well!

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When : Sunday April 2 1-3pm
Where: Bowl Bar 
             145 Ontario St Stratford, Ont. 
Books:  $30. We accept cash, credit, or debit
             Author's comments at 1:30

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When: Sunday April 16 4-6pm
Where: Frog and Firkin Pub
             4854 Yonge Street ( Yonge and Sheppard)
              North York, Ont. 
Books: We accept cash, credit, or debit
             ( authors comments at 4:30)

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When: May 19-22
            We'll be there all weekend
            Author presentation Saturday Time TBA
Where: You know where!
             2400 Limberlost Road
             Huntsville, Ont.
Books: We accept cash, credit, or debit

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