Did you ever wonder where life would lead you if you truly followed your passion?

Joe LaFlamme not only wondered about it, he lived his passion to the limit. When, in 1920, he settled in Gogama, in remote Northern Ontario, he discovered a passion for the wild animals of the boreal forest. Taming wolves soon turned him into a legend, his fame spreading throughout Canada and the United States. Yet he himself remained untamed and unstoppable.
Imagine a strapping Canadian trapper raising timber wolves to draw the sleigh; mushing his wolf team in the heart of big cities such as Montreal, Toronto, Boston, and even on Broadway in New York; travelling by plane with unleashed wolves; bringing his moose to ABC radio for an interview, to posh banquet rooms for a salad, and even to the local pub for a beer.
Not only did Wolf Man Joe LaFlamme's passion lead him to tempt fate by rubbing shoulders with wild beasts, he also defied the law by bootlegging moonshine to make ends meet and spice up his life.
LaFlamme's biographer, Suzanne F. Charron, has done extensive research to bring his story back to life and establish the Wolf Man in the canon of Canadian legends.

Suzanne F. Charron is the author of the biography of wolf tamer Joe LaFlamme (1889-1965) which she has written in both English and French. Born and raised in Sturgeon Falls, in Northern Ontario, Suzanne holds a bachelor of arts degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal (2005), majoring in language sciences with a minor in history. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of communications. She has also worked across Northeastern Ontario in administration, journalism, and as a qualified teacher. Married and the mother of two grown children, she now lives with her husband in Greater Sudbury where she works as a wolf educator and writer. She is involved in her community through the activities of the Club Richelieu Féminin de Sudbury, of which she is currently the co-president.

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