In doing research on stories for larger projects, I occasionally come across stories of wolf encounters in the old newspapers of the 1800's.  In Southwest Michigan there were several encounters in the early 1830's as settlers began arriving in Calhoun, St. Joseph, Hillsdale and many other Southern Counties.  In researching the Hicks family history at Hicks Cemetery in Pennfield Township I came across a detailed one about the time when William Hicks took his three teanage sons to his new property with the family cow, and telling them to keep a fire going all night and he would see them in the morning.  The boys spent the entire evening keeping wolves at bay who wanted a taste of their bovine companion and maybe a teenager sandwich or two.  There were also several other tales I uncovered about wolves chasing, attacking and occasionally killing people in those unpredictable times, which I include in this episode.

If you would like to see the video I created on YouTube about the Hicks Cemetery, that I mention in this episode, here is the link:

Exploring History at Hicks Cemetery

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