Koochiching Museums

While repairing the roof of the houseboat, Violet fell through, just missing the cast iron box stove. She described the fall as terrible and not too long after she became very ill and weak; so weak that she couldn’t lift her left arm above her head. It was just too painful. Then the pain began to spread to the other arm. She mentioned the pain in front of some of the children, and she later learned that Orrah Jr. went to the engine shed on the back of the houseboat and got

In the waning days of summer in 1944 Orrah and Violet towed a boom of logs to the Border Mill, leaving eleven year old Floyd and nine year old Elnora to look after the dogs. Violet felt for the kids being alone, as she had spent many times alone tending the dogs while Orrah was off to Fort Frances or Mine Center. Storms slowed their progress, as occasionally they were wind-bound for days waiting for calmer weather to tow the boom of logs. During this time, if possible, Orra