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Armitage Groene Kramer McKain Thompson contributors PUBLISHER Greg Larsen EXECUTIVE EDITOR Brady L. Kay ASSISTANT EDITOR Brandon Barrus EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS Dan Armitage Gordon Groene Janet Groene | Gary W. Kramer Gini McKain | Ted Thompson ADVERTISING/EVENTS DIRECTOR Greg Larsen ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES Brad Anderson | Steve Sargent PRODUCTION MANAGER/ART DIRECTOR Janet Chase DESIGN Chris Searle PRODUCTION Janet Chase | Jim Donovan R.D. Dye | Chris Searle PUBLISHER ASSISTANT Terri Duncan SALES ASSISTANT Terri Duncan Digital Magazine Manager Chris Searle MARKETING DIRECTOR Robin Black CIRCULATION MANAGER Yvonne Young CONTROLLER Clayton Ward ACCOUNTING Laura Rafferty IT DIRECTOR Chuck Harris WEBMASTER Darrin Steffler Copyright 2009, published by Harris Publish- ing, 12 per year, sub rates, back copies, foreign, reproduction prohibitions, all rights reserved, not responsible for content of ads and submit- ted materials, mail permits, printed by Falls Printing, Idaho Falls, ID. President - Jason Harris Vice President - Chuck Harris Vice President - Ryan Harris Vice President - Steve Janes Treasurer - Clayton Ward Secretary - Janet Chase ALSO PUBLISHERS OF: Pontoon and Deck Boat & Boating Sportsman CoRPoRATe oFFiCes Harris Publishing, Inc. 360 B Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (208) 524-7000 • Fax (208) 522-5241 DAN Dan Armitage is a popular freelance boating writer and photographer whose articles and boat reviews have appeared in several national publications. Armitage is the fishing editor for Houseboat magazine and he also con- tributes travel features and boat reviews on occasion. In addition to his writing, Armitage also conducts seminars at boat shows across the nation and hosts a syndicated radio show, Buckeye Sportsman with Dan Armitage. JANet AND GorDN The Groenes lived full-time on the go for 10 years. They just moved from Central Florida, where they lived between the St. Johns River and the Intracoastal Waterway, to North Florida, where they live on the Suwannee River. GAry Gary Kramer has messed with boats since the early 1970s and has written about them since 1993. He won a Boating Writer's International writing con- test for a "real life" boat test article. He's also been a cruising field staff for Quimby's Cruising Guide. He and his wife Carol are Mississippi River boaters. Gini Gini McKain is a traveling journalist who always seems to find the unique stories. Best known for her travel pieces, Gini has won numerous awards for her writing and photography skills. Gini spends the majority of the year traveling, but she does reside in Louisiana when she's not on the road. ted A. Ted A. Thompson is a freelance writer living in Harrison, Ark., with his wife, Roxanne. They have two daughters and two grandchildren. Their houseboat, docked at Table Rock Lake, is a unique 40-foot steel-hulled Sea Master which they spent a year refurbishing and customizing. Ted is a former advertising copywriter, with interests in boating and motorcycling. 4 Houseboatmagazine.com