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Dan Mathers is a freelance journalist and editor, and he is the publisher of the online New England travel and adventure magazine SixStates.net. He is a former associate editor for Offshore magazine (now Northeast Boating), and he has been published in such magazines as Adirondack Life, Cape Cod Life, and South Shore Living. In all, he has 12 years of experience writing news and feature articles for newspapers and magazines. He also has 10 years of experience as an editor.

Dan began his journalism career as a reporter for Suburban World Newspapers, where he covered everything from murders to zoning board meetings in Boston suburbs. He later became the editor of the Westwood Press, a weekly newspaper, where he generated story ideas, edited stories, laid-out the newspaper, and continued to write news and feature stories. In 2000, Dan took the job of associate editor at the recreational boating magazine Offshore. In addition to writing for the magazine, he generated story ideas, was involved in all aspects of editorial planning, and was editor for several departments and two feature stories per month. 

He left his full-time position with Offshore in January 2003 to stay home with his newborn daughter. He remained with the magazine as an editor-at-large through October 2003, before deciding to pursue a freelance journalism and editorial career full-time. Dan enjoys outdoors sports such as hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing and kayaking. And in 2006 he launched the online New England travel and adventure magazine SixStates.net.

August 2009
Water Country - South Shore Living
Ever-changing tidal currents and riverbanks teeming with wildlife make the scenic North River a kayaker's dream destination.

July 2009
Food and Beer: A Love Story - South Shore Living

July 2008
Board Meeting - Cape Cod Life
Surfing isn’t just a grom’s sport anymore. Nowadays, people of all ages and professions are hanging ten on the Cape and islands.

October 2007
Capital Investment - Northeast Boating
Once seldom visited by boaters, Providence, Rhode Island, is transforming into a city worth discovering at the head of Narragansett Bay.

October 2006
Spit Happens - SixStates.net
New Hampshire's Mount Chocorua draws a crowd. A big crowd. But with awesome views from its summit and a couple of scenic waterfalls along the way, there's a reason it is so popular. Just watch out for loogies.

July 2004
One of a Kind - Offshore Magazine
With its lively arts scene, diverse restaurants, drag-queen shows and cussing fishermen, Provincetown, Massachusetts, is the most unpredictable port in the Northeast.

March 2003
Feeling the Heat in Woods Hole - Offshore Magazine
During a heat wave last summer, the author sought refuge in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, a place where scientists, beautiful scenery and a tiny village combine to create a wonderful destination.

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