Michael Chiarappa is a cultural and environmental historian at Western Michigan University in the Public History Program and American and Canadian Studies programs. He received a 2003 Historical Society of Michigan Award of Merit for Fish For All, An Oral History of Multiple Claims and Divided Sentiment on Lake Michigan This award is for excellence of achievement by an individual or organization in the collection, preservation and promotion of state and local history.
Kristin M. Szylvian is Associate Professor of History with the American and Canadian Studies Programs at Western Michigan University. She specializes in U.S. and Public History. She received the 2003 Award of Merit from the Historical Society of Michigan for Fish For All, An Oral History of Multiple Claims and Divided Sentiment on Lake Michigan.