Penny Harr is a seventh-generation Adirondacker who grew up among the region’s mountains and lakes. She is an Exhibit Assistant at the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake.
In addition to being an avid reader, she enjoys kayaking, hiking, and exploring historical sites around the Northeast. Her love of the Adirondacks and its preservation make her a kindred spirit with Anne LaBastille. She lives in the Adirondack Park where she raised her two children.

Leslie Surprenant is a retired environmental biologist, professional ski instructor, and NYS Licensed Guide. She was a long-time friend of Anne LaBastille, enjoying many camping trips and adventures with her. Leslie was Anne’s estate executor.

Nathalie Costa Thill has been the Executive Director of the Adirondack Center for Writing, the literary organization serving the entire six-million-acre Adirondack Park, pretty much since its inception in 1999. She launched ACW’s most beloved programs including our high school writing retreat, our prison writing program, our Howl Story Slam series, our Raining Poetry and PoemVilliage programs, the Kickass Writers Festival, our Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency and the Anne laBastille Women’s Writing Retreat.