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"In 2010 Lansing, Michigan was in the midst of growing despair, rocked by the closing of multiple GM sites as well as the collapse of the housing market, many residents of this quaint ""little big town"" were feeling the effects of one of the worse recessions to hit this region. In an effort to counter some of the misconceptions generated during this timeframe, Ariniko O'Meara took on the task of showcasing the entire Lansing city. She determined that to change the perception of what this city was doing to rise above the recession, and all the people working behind the scenes to make Lansing a great urban city, she decided to walk every single city street, using her writing and skills as a photographer to document her walks. It took her a total of three years, covering 537 miles of walking to reach the goal of walking the entire city. Through her City Saunter project she discovered a city thriving in some aspects and falling short on others, but throughout the entire project she found the true #lovelansing spirit, as well as her own voice in sharing her hometown."

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With her A City Saunter Story memoir and the accompanying The City Saunter Project, a best-of recollection of her photojournalistic adventure of walking the entirety of the City of Lansing's streets, Ariniko O'Meara has created something really, really special. As I read Ariniko's memoir, two things happened: I experienced a wave of nostalgia as I relived parts of my youth that intersected her own story, and I experienced newfound hope for Lansing's future after having watched from afar the city suffer amidst a crushing economic decline. Together, Ariniko's two books recount in complementary ways an amazing, emotional, multiyear journey to better understand herself and Michigan's capital city--the people, places, activities, memories, and dreams that comprise what we both lovingly call home. --Commander Mike Beidler, U.S. Navy (Retired)

"With her A City Saunter Story memoir and the accompanying The City Saunter Project, a best-of recollection of her photojournalistic adventure of walking the entirety of the City of Lansing's streets, Ariniko O'Meara has created something really, really special. As I read Ariniko's memoir, two things happened: I experienced a wave of nostalgia as I relived parts of my youth that intersected her own story, and I experienced newfound hope for Lansing's future after having watched from afar the city suffer amidst a crushing economic decline. Together, Ariniko's two books recount in complementary ways an amazing, emotional, multiyear journey to better understand herself and Michigan's capital city--the people, places, activities, memories, and dreams that comprise what we both lovingly call ""home."" --Commander Mike Beidler, U.S. Navy (Retired)"

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Ariniko actively strives to find the best in everything. Either through her writing or her photography, she showcases the simple, yet endearing qualities of places she's been, people she's met, and activities in which she's participated. Her love of writing and photography have finally coalesced in a wonderful project where she walked her entire hometown. Through this three year project to walk every street in Lansing, Michigan, she found a calling to be a part of something so much bigger than she anticipated. Married to her high school sweetheart, Ariniko is a mother, a grandmother, a photographer, and a writer, who lives in East Lansing, Michigan.

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