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5 Shor e l i n e S | 2014 Vol :1 l a r ry Bl e i Be rG Contributing writer Birmingham travel journalist Larry Bleiberg has written for USA Today, Better Homes and Gardens and National Geographic books. He was part of a Pulitzer Prize team at the Louisville Courier- Journal, was honored for producing the best newspaper travel section in North America at The Dallas Morning News, and is a seven- time Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award winner. Bleiberg is also the founder of CivilRightsTravel.com, a website devoted to historic sites from the civil rights era. ni k l ay m a n Contributing photographer Nik Layman has lived and worked in Birmingham since 2005. He has shot football from Southeastern Conference sidelines, worked with celebrities and traveled across the state, country and world with his camera. He and his wife, Angela, a makeup artist, enjoy collaborating on fashion and editorial projects. m i k e B olton Contributing writer Mike Bolton wrote for The Birmingham News for more than 27 years, winning eight Associated Press Sweepstakes Awards for the best sports story of the year in Alabama. His work has appeared in Outdoor Life, Bassmaster Magazine, Buckmasters Magazine, Sporting Classics and other major outdoors publications. His book "The Complete Alabama Fisherman" has sold more than 20,000 copies. l e k a n o Gu n toy i n Bo Contributing writer Lekan Oguntoyinbo, a University of Alabama alumnus, is an award- winning independent journalist whose specialties include business and health. He is a veteran of several major daily newspapers, including the Detroit Free Press and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. His work has also appeared in several national publications, including Business Week, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Black Enterprise and The Washington Post. shorelines - Published by Alabama Power for the pleasure of our great lake lovers.

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