Keith Davis lives and works in South Eastern Louisiana with his wife Diane, having moved there from the woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 2004. The two areas, home to several diverse cultures and histories, motivated him to assemble a group of letters, many based on actual experience. What started out as just some random E-mails to friends became a monthly serial in a local magazine. The book of camp recipes and stories was the natural follow-up. Mr. Davis was born in Wisconsin, and lived and worked there, then New York State, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. And, while winter snow up to the windowsills and a dinner of boiled potatoes seemed normal in those places, he has learned to appreciate the sunny warmth of the South as well as fresh shrimp, local peaches and bread pudding with bourbon sauce. Prior to this time his writings have been published in a variety of popular magazines and trade periodicals as well as the book, "KITCHEN STORIES From The Iron Lake Fishing Club" .