Jackie Sheckler Finch has written about a wide array of topics—from birth to death, with all the joy and sorrow in between. An award-­winning journalist and photographer, Jackie has written more than two dozen guidebooks for Globe Pequot, and is a member of The Society of American Travel Writers, where she was named the 2016 Bradshaw Travel Writer of the Year for Central States. She is also a member of Midwest Travel Writers Association, where she has been named the Mark Twain Travel Writer of the Year a record six times, in 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2012, and 2023. One of her greatest joys is taking to the road to find the fascinating people and places that wait over the hill and around the next bend.