Marion Elizabeth FraserThis is Marion Fraser's first book. It was written over a period of more than 12 years while she continued her full time job working toward a more sustainable energy future for Ontario and Canada. Each holiday added more chapters. She began writing i in Tain, Scotland where her great grandfather was born in 1810. Other chapters were written in the Ottawa Valley and in Muskoka; some were even written on a Caribbean Cruise - anywhere she could see water. Growing up on Manitoulin Island gave her a deep appreciation of nature which she learned from her father. Since 1970, she has lived and worked in Toronto, Ontario. In university, she pursued history and Canadian Studies at Glendon College before getting a Master's degree in Public Administration from Queen's University in Kingston. Marion has been awarded numerous honours for her work on energy conservation, but she considers this book, her most important accomplishment. She has written it for her Dad's great grandchildren many of whom only got to meet him when they were very young if at all. She believes that one's sense of self is inextricably linked to one's sense of history, particularly a sense of social history.... Read More Read Less