John Kotzian

John Kotzian was born in Rogers City, Michigan located on the shore of Lake Huron and raised some 30 miles away in Hillman, Michigan. He is the great-great grandson of the "Sky Pilot of the Great Lakes", Reverend William H. Law.

His passion for the Great Lakes and its history grew from the maritime stories handed down through both sides of his family. Stories about Reverend Law's travels and about relatives lost in the sinking of the S.S. Carl D. Bradley. Some of the fondest memories of his youth are the times spent watching the ships run up and down the St. Clair River at his Grandmother's cabin on Russell Island, Michigan, visiting with relatives in Hessel, Michigan, camping on the shores of Lake Michigan and helping to clear brush from the grounds of the New Presque Isle lighthouse.

John has a goal to visit every lighthouse and USLSS station that Reverend Law visited during his travels. He currently resides with his wife Kimberly in Brooklyn, MI. John can be contacted through his website at www.johnkotzian.com.