You might cry, you will laugh and you just might be left with a sense of wonderment and awe. The saying, "It takes a village" embodies the spirit of the people and stories contained in this publication.

Learn what life was like in a wilderness gold rush town, isolated in the far north during a time before the town had TV or running water, when dog teams were common and horses and cows roamed the streets.

Malamute car thief

Sasquatch hitch hiker

Cursed gold mine

Porky assassin

Wanted- a house husband

Indian River monster

Ghost of Christmas past

The outhouse is behind the shop

The stories contained in this book tell of everyday people living extraordinary lives during a time and place where your wits and your courage were key ingredients for survival. First appearing in the Atlin News Miner newspaper during the 1970s, these stories entertain, inform, and colorfully depict a time and place like no other.