Mike Hanson

Chapter 9 They were up Beaver House Creek; it fed Seward Lake. It was maybe 100 years earlier that the beaver had created it and the proof was a jackpine growing up in the middle of the beaver dam.

Violet’s Floyd Chapter 8 In the fall, the Kielczewski family-built doghouses on the trap line; they had hay beds and hung burlap over the doors. Floyd testified that five dogs made a nice team; they made dog food out of bran shorts, fat and fish then froze it to take along on the trap line.

In 1941 Floyd’s dad Orrah got a permit from J. A. Mathieu’s in Fort Frances to pick logs on the U.S. and Canadian border. Floyd was 13, World War II just ended. Mr. Mathieu had a new houseboat built and his original for sale; it was a beauty made from knotty pine. It was two stories

Chapter 1 Floyd was the third child of Orrah and Violet Kielczewski, he was born in a cabin on Stokes Bay which is on the northeast end of Rainy Lake. Floyd’s dad, Orrah, was born in Bryant, Wis., in July of 1900.

The Final Chapter Violet mulls and cogitates about the adventures she had and personal family events. She particularly enjoyed looking back at family gatherings.