Keith Davis lives and works in South Eastern Louisiana with his wife Diane, having moved there from the woods of Michigan's Upper Penninsula in 2004. The two areas, home to several diverse cultures and histories, motivated him to assemble a group of letters, many based on actual experience. What started out as just some random E-mails to friends became a monthly serial in a local magazine. The book of camp recipes and stories was the natural follow-up. Mr. Davis was born in Wisconsin, and lived and worked there, then New York State, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. And, while winter snow and boiled...