Kim Knox Beckius is the author of The Everything Guide To New England and has been producing About.com's New England for Visitors Web site since 1998 --taking Internet users on virtual tours and providing lively commentary on travel and events in the region. Currently, she is writing Backroads of New England for Voyageur Press.

Kim holds a Master's degree in education from the State University of New York at New Paltz and a Bachelor's degree in history and public relations from Marist College. In her "prior lives," she has been newspaper correspondent; history teacher; public programs coordinator at a Hudson Valley historic mansion; editor and spokesperson for an upstate New York utility company; and senior projects manager for a financial products design, marketing, and consulting firm.

Additional writing and photography credits for Kim include:

Bride & Groom
Atevo.com
LeisurePlanet.com
SAGEport.com
BriefMe.com
Bellaonline.com