Wings in the Wind:  The Armistice Day Storm of 1940
Jon Steffes is an elementary teacher in La Crescent, Minnesota.  He keeps busy working in his community running the summer recreation program and organizing youth events.   Jon writes for an upper elementary to high school audience.  His love of fishing, hunting, and the Mississippi River valley in which he loves comes through in his writing.   Jon is married to his wonderful wife JoAnn and has a son Calvin, and daughters, Kathryn and Meghan. This is Jon's second book.  His first book, Dirty Hands, also takes place in the Mississippi River valley, specifically Minnesota.   Jon's next book, already in progress, is somewhat of a biography, focusing on his experiences growing up with a disabled father, yet still finding a way to experience the outdoors with the help of friends and family.  The book will then move onto the special relationship Jon has with his son, Cal, who was just diagnosed with juvenile diabetes and is his favorite hunting and fishing partner.