Update August 2,  2025

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New Beginnings 

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I have completed two books and will soon send them off to a publisher.  The first one is a novel that takes the reader into a world gone mad when Iranian proxies acquire a couple of nuclear weapons and hatch a terrifying plan to bring the United States to its knees by launching an EMP attack. The story follows the crews of three Army Chinook helicopters who try to escape the aftermath of the attacks.  Like all plans hatched in combat, they are not prepared for what happens to them on their way to Shangri-La.  

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The second book is about the early maritime history of Puget Sound. Sailing ships are just giving way to steamships. I take the readers back to the beginning of the 20th century, where I discovered the answer to a 120-year-old family maritime mystery.

 

 My love of steam engines began as a very young boy growing up in a logging camp on the Olympic Peninsula. 

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A chance encounter with one of the last relics of this age, the US Army Corps of Engineers paddlewheeler, W.T. Preston, would go on the change my life.  I built a working steam-powered scale model of the Preston that has gained an international following. The book concludes with the design and construction details of bringing the Preston to life. The highly detailed model is 63 inches long and has been displayed around Western Washington for years. Every major feature of the Preston is recreated and under radio control.  The model has an appraised replacement value of $85,000.

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My newest project is building a three-studio video production center.  Check the rest of this website for details. 

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Mike on Island Lake

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