Mark C. Borton

I write narrative nonfiction history books and travel guides. My subjects range from the mountains to the sea and usually involve some form of water. It's the essence of our world.

The left side of a boat is called “port” and the right side “starboard.” If you are out on a boat—then you have “left port.” When you leave port—you go to interesting places. That’s been my career.

As the creator of the Embassy’s Boating Guide series (ME to FL, >50 printings), we used to joke that we were professionals at getting lost—so that you didn’t. All that work earned us a good reputation: “All that most skippers will want or need to know.” –New York Times. “Flawlessly organized...easy-to-read...incredibly detailed.” –Showboats International

Our Peak Ski Guide to the United States and Canada was selected as “The Official Ski Area Guide of US Skiing & the Canadian Alpine Ski Team” (the Olympic ski teams).

After selling my publishing company, I took turns in software and economic development (earning a nice big cash prize from the US Department of Commerce)—and then decided to go back to writing books. Moondoggle and the Tide-Watcher’s Guide are my latest. While I was in Canada—I won’t tell you where, at least not yet—I came to my current project, where I am uncovering a mystery that has lain hidden since the beginning.