Speaking

David Ellingson is available for speaking engagements. Topics include:

• Paddle Pilgrim Adventures with pictures/stories (Mississippi River, Erie Canal and Hudson River, Fjords of Norway)
• Spirituality
• Creation Care
• Faith Formation
• Holistic Health

Ellingson is also available for consultation on Children, Youth & Family Ministry, Outdoor Leadership, Visioning, 
Program Development, Event Planning. Community Gardening. Advocacy interests include Creation Care, Children, Hunger, Housing, Living Wage, Senior Citizens, Diversity.

To inquire about availability for speaking engagements or consultation please email paddlepilgrim@gmail.com.​

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Ellingson was recently featured on travel guru Rick Steves' national radio program. Listen in for great storytelling of his kayak adventures on the Mississippi and the Erie Canal/Hudson at soundcloud.com/rick-steves/536-isle-of-skye-cross-country#t=13:15.

2019 Events:

September
7 Kayaking Norway "Coming Home" film shown at Iowa Independent Film Festival, 4-6 pm Mason City Public Library, Mason City, Iowa
8 Hal Holmes Center, Ellensburg, WA 1:30 pm Norway
9 Sons of Norway, All Saints Lutheran Church, Spokane, 7 pm Norway
10 Camp Lutherwood, Coeur d'Alene, ID 10-2 Norway
      REI Spokane  Norway, 7pm
13 Stanwood Sons of Norway, Norway "Coming Home" 6 pm
23 Hovestad Sons of Norway, Olympia, WA Norway "Coming Home" 6:30 pm
28th Nordic Museum, Ballard, WA 2 pm Norway
29th Gloria Dei, Lynnwood, 9:45 Norway
October
2-5 Midwest Tour
2 Trinity Lutheran Church, Owatonna, MN Norway 6pm
3 Clear Lake Public Library, Clear Lake, IA, Norway 6:30pm
5 Luther College Decorah, Iowa. "Coming Home" film Valders 206, 4pm 
15 Normanna Lodge, Everett, 6pm 
19 Daughters of Norway, Normanna Hall, Everett, WA 10 am
23 Skal Beer Hall, Ballard, WA Modern Vikings: Kayaking the Fjords of Norway 6:30 pm
28 REI  in Seattle, 6:30 pm Norway
29 REI in Bellevue, 6:00 pm  Norway
November
4 REI in Tacoma, 6:30 pm Norway
5 REI in Olympia, 6:00 pm Norway
December
12 Sons of Norway, Norden Lodge #2, Tacoma, WA 7:30 pm
January
30-Feb 3 ELCA Youth Ministry Extravaganza, Anaheim, CA
February
6 Daughters of Norway, Embla Lodge #2, Tacoma, WA 7 pm
11-13 Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, The Adventure of Faith, Carefree, AZ.
March
​Mekong River Paddle Adventure through Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
April
18 Whidbey Island Nordic Lodge, Coupeville, WA 11:00 am
July
7-30  In Europe singing with the Myron Heaton Chorale (Paris, Berlin, Leipzig, Salzburg, Vienna, Florence, Rome)