Scott L. Cameron grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1959 and an M.Ed. from the University of Toronto in 1967. After a career as head of history and secondary school principal in Grey County, he created a successful home rental business in Europe. He has served on several boards and in 2005 was elected chair of the Owen Sound Marine and Rail Museum. He lectures and writes about marine related stories as well as about environmentalist John Muir. Scott and his wife live in Owen Sound, Ontario.