Jim Rowlands is the author of Cache Lake Country, and the book is narrated from his point of view. Thus, the book is written in the first person. Jim seems to have two main aims in the book, both of which shape his perspective. First, he wants to describe life at Cache Lake in Northern Maine. Second, he wants to communicate his sense of beauty, contentment and the easy pace of life in the forests and on the lakes where he spends his days.