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LOCHEND - MONSTER HUNTING ON THE RUN
Chasing Nessie During the “Golden Age of Monster Hunting”
Cryptozoologist-turned-maritime-archaeologist Joseph W. Zarzynski’s book Lochend—Monster Hunting on the Run is about the golden age of monster hunting at Loch Ness. He chronicles the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, when sophisticated technology was first employed trying to solve the Nessie enigma. The book likewise tells the story of a little-known athletic accomplishment, Zarzynski’s 28.5-mile ultramarathon in 1984 over a road adjacent to Loch Ness.
His other books include: Champ—Beyond the Legend (1984), Monster Wrecks of Loch Ness and Lake Champlain (1986), and Ghost Fleet Awakened—Lake George’s Sunken Bateaux of 1758 (2019). The author has collaborated on four shipwreck documentaries produced by Pepe Productions. He’s had published over 500 newspaper stories, newsletter articles, professional journal papers, and scientific reports.
Work on this book included assessment of the edited manuscript and supplied images, cover and page design, editing of the book’s nearly 100 images, a close copy edit, and the creation of an index. Toelke Associates further assisted the author in placing the book on a suitable online publishing platform.