Leonard and Pal pose here north of the house.  Note the scraggly lilacs-- "That's after we had the goat.  He did a good job of pruning the tree and the lilac bushes."  The Thoresons had gotten the goat with the idea that it would keep dogs away from the sheep.  Unfortunately, “you couldn't keep the darn thing in the sheep pen."

Leonard’s assessment of growing up in Port Oneida:  “Oh, I think it was the best place in the world.  There were a lot of good times amongst the neighbors & everybody; lots of hard work; the farmers all pulled together & thrashed & filled silo & worked together; anybody that needed help buzzin’ wood, they all helped...The more you helped somebody else, the more people you had to help you on yours...I think it was a good experience for a young kid.”