Cindy Baier Boelk is a freelance non-fiction, short story writer from Oakfield, WI. Her work has appeared in Our Wisconsin and Badger Sportsman magazines and can be found on the Byron, WI, Historical Society website. Her stories generally reflect local history and poignant memories. Cindy grew up on a farm with a grass airstrip in the early days of EAA. Summer vacations were spent at the EAA Convention in Rockford, IL, and later Oshkosh, WI. Cindy has a student pilot’s license and hopes to finish her private license obligations now that her children have grown.