Dave loves maps, history, driving and discovering unusual stories Along the way.
When not seeking new stories and adventures, or updating existing material, you\'ll find Dave and Kathy living with their two Burmese cats Tammy and Thomas, at their home beside Lake Ontario, or at their Southern office, researching and writing in Lakeland in Florida..
They are also the author/researcher team behind their other travel and Driving guide, Along Florida\'s Expressways. but much prefers to remain in the background.
As researcher & editor, Kathy contributes a great deal to their books ...
For more than fifty years, Dave and his wife Kathy, Have traveled together -- both on the road and through life.
His full biography may be found in the Canadian edition of Who\'s Who .
Through his author and other journalistic activities, Dave has become the media go-to person when they are producing annual drive-to-Florida content; he has appeared in hundreds of newspaper articles and radio/TV guest appearances.
He also holds media credentials with the North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA) and International Travel Writers Alliance-UK (ITWA).
Dave is a credentialed member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and undergoes peer review every two years to re-qualify and maintain his professional status.
He has also flown across I-75 piloting an original 1909 Wright Brother Flyer B , from the Wright Brothers airfield, beside the interstate south of Dayton, Ohio. and a stone tomb in which a Floridian Spaniard was bricked up alive, in 1821.
Other finds include a supernatural site in Tennessee where blood stains mysteriously appears every few years ...
He also found a forgotten trail blazed in 1775 by Daniel Boone, which crosses the path of the modern I-75 in Kentucky.
During research, he rediscovered two little known Civil War battle sites in North Georgia and found that the interstate ran right across the middle of the Union and Confederate battle lines.
His passion paid dividends while writing the I-75 guide.
from an early age, Dave has been fascinated by history.
It\'s a must-Have addition for any Midwestern snowbird family heading out for the long-distance Drive to Florida, each winter.
Combined with his fondness for writing, in 1992 this led to Along Interstate-75 -- a travel & driving Guide which is now in its 21st edition.
Dave loves maps, history, driving and discovering unusual stories Along the way
