By WAYNE D. KING, NH Secrets and techniques, Legends and Lore
Over the course of 42 years Mark Okrant has developed from educational to tourism analysis guru to homicide thriller creator.
Mark Okrant has spent the previous 42 years in New Hampshire instructing Tourism Administration and establishing after which sustaining the mantle of “Tourism Analysis Guru” for the State of New Hampshire.
Born and raised in Connecticut, Mark got here to New Hampshire in 1979 when he was employed by Plymouth State in response to a seek for a person to assist set up the state of New Hampshire’s first educational tourism program.
One of many grand advantages of all this was that many, maybe the entire most attention-grabbing and majestic vacationer points of interest within the State of New Hampshire would roll out the crimson carpet for him and share with him the consolation of their lodging and – at times – a secret or two.
In some unspecified time in the future Mark started to craft the concept of writing a homicide thriller and staging it at one of many well-known resorts in New Hampshire. Then a dialog with Steve Barba, an icon in New Hampshire tourism and proprietor of the Balsams Resort in Dixville Notch unleashed the dam. Mark had requested if Steve can be open to having him write a homicide thriller a couple of crime on the Balsams. Not solely did Steve say sure, he opened his doorways and employees to the mission. That dialog sparked a life-long friendship and Okrant’s first novel “A Final Resort.”
9 mysteries, and one non-fiction guide later, Okrant continues to be going sturdy and continues to put in writing, although he’s winding up his instructing profession.
I caught up with Mark not too long ago to speak about coming to New Hampshire, his educational and analysis profession and writing novels. He’s once more writing his column NH Journey Guru for InDepthNH.org
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