Gordon Goldsborough is an aquatic ecologist in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Manitoba, and a former Director of the Delta Marsh Field Station. An active member of the Manitoba Historical Society, Goldsborough has served as its President (2004-2006), Journal Editor (2005-present), and Webmaster (2003-present). He has written two previous books and is presently doing a weekly radio series on CBC entitled "Abandoned Manitoba.".