Keeping Up With Clayton

Keeping up with Clayton -- Welcome to this blog space...where fans and friends of Clayton Klein may gather to share the adventures of this inspiring nonagenarian. A native of Michigan, Clayton loves to spread the word about the beauty of our state and the health benefits of walking. Follow along. I know you'll come to appreciate his creative spirit and positive outlook about living life to the fullest, no matter what your age

Following the Footprints of Clayton Klein

From Paradise on the shores of Lake Superior (Longfellow's Gitche Gumee)to Hell (MI) and Beyond to Ohio...Fowlerville, Michigan's Clayton Klein celebrated his 90th birthday in 2009 and his 5th annual 420-mile walk for Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Sept. 4-28.

This year 2013, at 94, he's still walking, still trailblazing, and leading by example to raise awareness of the health benefits of walking.

Follow him on his journey... as he continues to leave footprints on the trail and on the hearts of many Michiganders.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Surgeon general's prescription for Americans: Take a walk - TODAY.com



 It will be interesting to see how we, as a nation, "step up" to the issue and create plentiful and safe walking areas. smile emoticon
I wish our friend, Clayton Klein, Michigan's 'Walking Man,' might have seen this decree by the Surgeon General.
He'd have liked that very much. (Clayton died in February of this year, just two days short of his 96th birthday).
He cured an ailing back, and avoided surgery, when he began a regular daily walking program, which he kept up
for some 40 plus years. "Sedentary" was not in his vocabulary smile emoticon. He remains an inspiration to all of us, his fans



Surgeon general's prescription for Americans: Take a walk - TODAY.com

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Remembering 'Ole Clate' 

This photo is from May 2013, when Clayton talked about his memoirs at the Webberville Library.
On February 26, 2015 Livingston County residents paid him the final tribute at 11 am memorial services at the Fowlerville United Methodist Church.



Clayton Klein, the legendary Walking Man, dies at 96 | The Livingston Post

Clayton Klein, the legendary Walking Man, dies at 96 | The Livingston Post