Telling stories is second nature to one of Ackley’s newest residents – David C. Craig. Craig has spent much of his life telling stories, first, as a staff member at Camp Tahigwa where he would don a costume, engrossing the scouts with tales around a campfire, to more recently, capturing the imaginations of those who have discovered the author of 11 published books.
His first book, ‘Murder in the Vestibule’ was published in 2014.
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