Authors and Illustrators Database

John Mahan

Born: 02/10/1950  Lafayette
Parents: Chester A. and Dorothy E. Mahan
Spouse: Ann Mahan
Children: Jennifer, Kristen
Address(es):
Permanent:
2100 Five Lakes Rd.
Gaylord, MI 49735
Contact Information:
Phone: 517 732-7626
Website: http://www.sweetwatervisions.com
Email: [email protected]
image of John Mahan

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of Lake Superior: Story and Spirit (with Ann Mahan) Lake Superior: Story and Spirit (with Ann Mahan) History, Michigan, Travel Adult, Teen Gaylord, MI: Sweetwater Visions 1998
Wild Lake Michigan (with Ann Mahan) History, Michigan, Travel Adult, Teen Stillwater, MN, U.S.A. : Voyageur Press 1991-1993
100 photographs of Great Lakes lighthouses featured in "The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes" History, Michigan, Travel Adult, Children, Teen Lansing, Mich. : TwoPeninsula Press 1986
Articles and photographs in Audubon, Backpacker, Geo, Lake Superior Magazine, Midwest Living, National Geographic, National Wildlife, Nesweek, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, Sierra, Smithsonian, Wisconsin Trails, and books by Reader's Digest, National Geographic, Sierra Club Non Fiction
What is the aim or goal of your writing: We specialize in a whoistic view of natural systems which arises from a synthesis of science and spirituality, ethics and ecology, human and natural history. We are commited to the lifesystem of the Great Lakes ecosystem and the larger planetary lifesystem that encompasses it. We focus on both the joy that is inherent in the natural world and the problems our species faces as we interact with the ecosystem that supports us. We walk our talk in our daily and professional lives.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes
Multi-media presentations on the Great Lakes.

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Illustrator

Awards:

Name Date
Achievement Award from Lake Superior Magazine for "Lake Superior:Story and Spirit" 1998

Memberships:

Name Date
American Society of Media Photographers and Society of Environmental Journalists
Participant in national Park Service's Volunteer-in-Parks program at Isle Royale National Park. 1985

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Medicine Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 1977

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Freelance author and photographer
Physician's assistant in family medicine, pharmaceutical clinical research

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aMahan%2C+John./amahan+john/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=amahan+john&1%2C9%2C
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