by Willam D. Van Atta (Author)

The book Paradise North was inspired by my days growing up along the Mississippi River in the Driftless Aea of Wisconsin to my journeys north into Canada and to a period of my life living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

]The photographs were taken with everything from my first camera a Kodak Instamatic, to smart phones to various SLR cameras.

]The poetry and writings span from my days as a fifth grader until today, sometimes reflecting emotional periods of my life.