Michael Burgess

Michael Burgess grew up in northern New York and has been vacationing in Lake Placid for forty years. He attended the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. His previous book was A Long Shot to Glory, How Lake Placid Saved the Winter Olympics and Restored the Nation's Pride. In his professional career, he has been an advocate on senior and health issues in New York State and served as the Director of the New York State Office for the Aging from 2007 to 2010. He lives in the Albany, New York area.