In this newly curated and edited collection of "Field Notes" columns, Anson award-winning author John B. Marek offers an evocative glimpse into his early years growing up on Ohio's Lake Erie coast. With his trademark mix of humor, nostalgia, curiosity, and life lessons, he crafts a compelling picture of life in a tourist town during the '60s and '70s. From thoughtful essays on the transcendent nature of friendship, work, and mortality to a piano-playing chicken and a discussion of pre-historic cooking techniques, you never know what lurks on the next page... or in the green-black depths of the Sandusky Bay.