by Ken Clark 
Mark's Webmaster

From August 22 to August 29, 2002, I visited Mark in Indiana. As part of my visit we went to several places that inspired the locations of various events in Mark's novels. At times it was like visiting Verona. I will warn you some of the places are different from how I had pictured them so if you want to keep how you see things in your head you may not want to look.

The Farms

All of the various farms in Mark's novels in some ways get their inspiration from the farm of Mark's grandparents. Pictured here are a couple photos of the barn and one of the pond that he pictures Ethan and Nathan swimming in. The pond was much nicer when Mark was young.

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You may also recognize the barn from the cover of This Time Around.

   

The Cabin

This is the cabin that Mark used to base the cabin on Ethan's farm on.
 

   

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