I was born and raised 60 miles West of Chicago, IL in the town of Sandwich, IL. I was active in soccer, tennis, skiing. I moved to Rochester, MN in 1994 enthralled by the beauty of the rolling forested hills and miles of trout streams. I was a reservist for 14 years in the US Naval Reserves as an Electronics Tech and taught an electronics course at the base in St. Paul. I have canoed the Boundary Waters and backpacked throughout the “North ... Show more