Author Archives: firstibreathe

Donkeys and horses were a necessity for carrying gear and supplies into the mountains. A trapper would have the following items in his pack and on his person: In 2022, my husband and I bought a 1912 one-bedroom bungalow on the south hillside of Wallace, Idaho. It serves as a winter getaway and is aContinue reading “How Living in Wallace Idaho Inspires My Art (A connection to my French Canadian Ancestry, a region of North America brimming with fantastic history including: a fantastic story about a guy and his donkey, courageous women, miners, trappers, traders, indiginous tribes and an entire city that is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places)”