Shields, Kevin

Andrew Vietze is a freelance writer based in Appleton, Maine. The former managing editor of Down East magazine, he's written for a wide array of publications from Time Out New York to Maine Times, from Crawdaddy! to PopMatters, from AMC Outdoors to Offshore to Hooked on the Outdoors. He's also a registered Maine Guide and a seasonal ranger in Baxter State Park. The story of his transition from editor to ranger is included in Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough (Easton Studio Press, 2007). He was a consultant on the complete Idiot's Guide to Surviving Anyt...