A lifelong Missourian, Glen L. Blesi was born in Sullivan in Franklin County, a county with national significance. William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, Daniel Boone and his family, and others spent time there. John Colter of the Corps of Discovery settled there. Fascinated with the local history, Blesi has written numerous articles in that area and has books planned for the topic. Writing interests include inspirational, biography and poetry. In addition, he is a family historian. He is the seventh of eight children with two children of his own and three generations of nieces and nephews. He presently lives in the southern Missouri Ozarks.