Scott Craven is a former captain of the Ossining Police Department whose master's thesis focused on the environmental history of the Hudson River Valley. Born and raised in Ossining, Scott is an avid paddler, hiker and cyclist--interests that have naturally connected him with a wide range of people whose passion and expertise helped shape this compelling and richly layered narrative of the region's past. Caroline Ranald Curvan is a professional researcher and writer who led the research team for the critically acclaimed American Masters/PBS documentary Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page. An adjunct professor of literature, research and composition at Mercy University, she writes the popular local blog Ossining History on the Run and currently serves as the town historian of Ossining. In 2022, they collaborated on the History Press book Croton Point Park: Westchester's Jewel on the Hudson.