Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XLI
After getting ashore and getting the outboard motors cleaned of sand and the evening meal, they wondered what challenges were to come. ...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XXIII
Dogs were permanent fixtures in Violet's home from the time she eloped by dog sled with Orrah, until her children were grown. Violet's...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XVIII
While repairing the roof of the houseboat, Violet fell through, just missing the cast iron box stove. She described the fall as terrible...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part XII
Orrah almost never did any remodeling or ever built anything such as tables, benches or bunks, but never stopped Violet from doing so and...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part IX
Orrah was tending his traps when he saw it; he thought it was a big bear but all he could see was the nose. His shot burned the bear’s...
Survival in a Northern Wilderness: A Mother's Story--Part VII
Orrah’s idea to live trap fox and then harvest them when the fur was prime was entrepreneurial, but it caused more work for Violet as she...
Survival in the Northern Wilderness: A mother's story
Violet was born July 9th. 1903. It would seem to be an indication of her family’s financial straits when as a 6 years old she floundered...
