A Dexter woman is inviting community members to walk alongside her next month as she prepares for a 16-mile overnight event honoring her younger brother.
Julie Pierce, who moved to Dexter in 2019, will host a training walk April 18 beginning at Erratic Ale Co. in Dexter as she prepares for the Overnight Out of the Darkness Walk in Chicago, a sunset-to-sunrise event organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
The community walk will begin at 2 p.m. and follow the Border-to-Border Trail toward Hudson Mills before returning to the brewery. The paved, non-motorized pathway makes the route accessible for people who want to walk any portion of the distance. Pierce said the event is open to anyone who wants to join…