I am a versatile freelance writer and book reviewer with more than three decades of experience writing about maritime history and material culture, historic watercraft and museum studies for academic and popular publications, including The International Journal of Maritime History, The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord, WoodenBoat, Ontario History and Material History Review. Here is some of my recent work.

  • Creating Exhibits that Engage is a concise, useful guide to developing effective and memorable museum exhibits for small to medium-sized museums. It covers the complete process of exhibit development, from concept through curation, design, fabrication and installation to evaluation with a focus on proven, practical, and cost-effective techniques and ideas.It is available by emailing me  and also from Rowman & Littlefield and amazon.ca. 

  • “Curating and Exhibiting Recreational Boating” in Joel Stone, ed. Interpreting Maritime History at Museums and Historic Sites. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017, pp. 111-123. The book is available from Rowman & Littlefield and amazon.ca.

  • Exhibits Self-Assessment Workbook for the Museums Association of Saskatchewan.

  • My personal blog Playing With Boats.