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Moose Lady; a true story
Topic Started: Jan 23 2005, 08:09 PM (97 Views)
karmasasha
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Andrea in Minnesota, USA
Several years ago I had the pleasure of meeting Annie Mae Moose Lady. I was camping and fishing in NE Minnesota with a friend who took me to her home.

Like many others I had heard of this legand. Moose Lady was quite famous. The Ely newspaper had even sent reporters the approximate 35 miles to her home in the north woods. They were sucessful in obtaining pictures to publish of Moose Lady feeding huge
moose directly from her hand. Although there were first hand accounts by several of seeing Moose Lady petting the wolves the photographers were unable to get pictures as the wolves ran off shortly after coming into the clearing.

Annie was a hoot! Her large beautiful cabin was filled with snow shoes and other survial equipement. She grew her own "weed" and walked 7 miles once per week and bought a six pack of beer at a remote bar. She picked up trash (if any) along the way. A sign is posted by the gravel road that leads into her property. It is the big kind ; courtesy of the county. It says Annie Mae Moose Lady (last name).

Three years ago I stoped in at a DNR office in the area and talked to the officers. That afternoon an officer came to my campsite to tell me that she had found Annie frozen solid sitting beside her cabin looking at the lake the winter before. She found a home for Annie's dog.

I had planned on visiting with Moose Lady the next day and decided to go there anyway. I parked with a good view of the lake and took the puppies for a walk. That night alone in the deep woods the wolves were in the clearing and howled most of the nightl I was not afraid. I knew Annie was at peace. She was 87 when she died.
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Kate and Ed
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Great story... special memories.

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TexasShadow
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great story. gotta love these old independent folks. I'd like to hear the story on the man who was found living just outside the fence of Los Alamos. Had a nice cave and had been there a long time.
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PRT
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What a wonderful story and such a great lady for you to have known!
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Little Kopit
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Thank you Andrea
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Heathertee
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Heather-Central Connecticut
I love stories of feisty old ladies! My Alaskan aunt and uncle knew/know some people like this. The North seems to draw them, or create them; whichever.

Thanks for sharing this one. :clap:
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Chrissy
Andrea,
Thank you for sharing a very interesting story and what an experience you must have had meeting her and going to her home. Good memories.
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karmasasha
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Andrea in Minnesota, USA
I have pictures of Annie's place but don"t have a scanner to put them on my computor. My son had borrowed his friends and put some others in but I never thought about these.

A little more about Annie.........Newly married she and her husband ( with some money) bought several acres on a beautiful remote lake. They built a very nice large main cabin and two small ones to rent out in the summer. They had a happy life. After he died she stayed on alone. Never having children and a very rare visit every so many years from two nephews. That is why the wolves and moose became her friends.

When I first met her it had been many many years since she had rented out the two small cabins. They are locked and looking into the windows I saw a glimpse of a time gone by. I have now heard from the locals that her nephews have taken over the place. There is a gate across the entrance road that is locked.
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