C. Ted Behne's interest in Tappan Adney began when he attended a birchbark canoe-building class. Behne worked for nearly 30 years as a writer and editor. His articles on the birchbark canoe and Tappan Adney appeared in Native Peoples Magazine, Prairies North, and Wooden Boat Magazine. Behne passed away in 2014, just as Tappan Adney, Vol. 2 went to press.