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Sue was born in Anchorage Alaska. Her parents, Stanley and Jane Wilk, were Alaskan pioneers. After their 1945 honeymoon to Alaska, they could scarcely wait to get back home, to Rochester, NY, pack up and move to the Last Frontier. Her childhood led her on many adventures but, the grandest and most heartfelt adventure of all was when she married Bill Firmin in 1974. Wed under the dancing Northern Lights, above the Arctic Circle in the small village of Fort Yukon, their adventures together spanned the next 30 years. Bill was partner to Sue in heart, spirit and vision; her biggest fan. Their marriage was, and still is, special to many of us and an inspiration in our own lives. They wintered their first years on the Porcupine River running a trap-line by dog team. Their daughter, Teresa, was born in 1977 and the family became three. With the addition came the move to Flathorn Lake in 1979-80. Flathorn Lake, north of Anchorage, is accessable only by small aircraft, dog team or boat. It is located in close proximity to the Big Susitna River and provides grand views of Sleeping Lady Mountain. Sue chose 1981 to fulfill a life long dream of running a team of sled dogs in the Iditarod. Bill, ever the supporter, assisted with everything from handler to sled builder. As soon as Sue crossed the finish line she had goals for the following year. Sue was one of the first few women to run Iditarod. The bloodline of her dogs still compete in the race to this day, despite the jokes that she and her dogs might be "too pretty" to run such a race. Sue concluded her Iditarod competition after five successful races to raise and home-school Teresa.
Sue was born in Anchorage Alaska. Her parents, Stanley and Jane Wilk, were Alaskan pioneers. After their 1945 honeymoon to Alaska, they could scarcely wait to get back home, to Rochester, NY, pack up and move to the Last Frontier. Her childhood led her on many adventures but, the grandest and most heartfelt adventure of all was when she married Bill Firmin in 1974. Wed under the dancing Northern Lights, above the Arctic Circle in the small village of Fort Yukon, their adventures together spanned the next 30 years. Bill was partner to Sue in heart, spirit and vision; her biggest fan. Their marriage was, and still is, special to many of us and an inspiration in our own lives. They wintered their first years on the Porcupine River running a trap-line by dog team. Their daughter, Teresa, was born in 1977 and the family became three. With the addition came the move to Flathorn Lake in 1979-80. Flathorn Lake, north of Anchorage, is accessable only by small aircraft, dog team or boat. It is located in close proximity to the Big Susitna River and provides grand views of Sleeping Lady Mountain. Sue chose 1981 to fulfill a life long dream of running a team of sled dogs in the Iditarod. Bill, ever the supporter, assisted with everything from handler to sled builder. As soon as Sue crossed the finish line she had goals for the following year. Sue was one of the first few women to run Iditarod. The bloodline of her dogs still compete in the race to this day, despite the jokes that she and her dogs might be "too pretty" to run such a race. Sue concluded her Iditarod competition after five successful races to raise and home-school Teresa.
Sue was born in Anchorage Alaska. Her parents, Stanley and Jane Wilk, were Alaskan pioneers. After their 1945 honeymoon to Alaska, they could scarcely wait to get back home, to Rochester, NY, pack up and move to the Last Frontier. Her childhood led her on many adventures but, the grandest and most heartfelt adventure of all was when she married Bill Firmin in 1974. Wed under the dancing Northern Lights, above the Arctic Circle in the small village of Fort Yukon, their adventures together spanned the next 30 years. Bill was partner to Sue in heart, spirit and vision; her biggest fan. Their marriage was, and still is, special to many of us and an inspiration in our own lives. They wintered their first years on the Porcupine River running a trap-line by dog team. Their daughter, Teresa, was born in 1977 and the family became three. With the addition came the move to Flathorn Lake in 1979-80. Flathorn Lake, north of Anchorage, is accessable only by small aircraft, dog team or boat. It is located in close proximity to the Big Susitna River and provides grand views of Sleeping Lady Mountain. Sue chose 1981 to fulfill a life long dream of running a team of sled dogs in the Iditarod. Bill, ever the supporter, assisted with everything from handler to sled builder. As soon as Sue crossed the finish line she had goals for the following year. Sue was one of the first few women to run Iditarod. The bloodline of her dogs still compete in the race to this day, despite the jokes that she and her dogs might be "too pretty" to run such a race. Sue concluded her Iditarod competition after five successful races to raise and home-school Teresa.
Sue was born in Anchorage Alaska. Her parents, Stanley and Jane Wilk, were Alaskan pioneers. After their 1945 honeymoon to Alaska, they could scarcely wait to get back home, to Rochester, NY, pack up and move to the Last Frontier. Her childhood led her on many adventures but, the grandest and most heartfelt adventure of all was when she married Bill Firmin in 1974. Wed under the dancing Northern Lights, above the Arctic Circle in the small village of Fort Yukon, their adventures together spanned the next 30 years. Bill was partner to Sue in heart, spirit and vision; her biggest fan. Their marriage was, and still is, special to many of us and an inspiration in our own lives. They wintered their first years on the Porcupine River running a trap-line by dog team. Their daughter, Teresa, was born in 1977 and the family became three. With the addition came the move to Flathorn Lake in 1979-80. Flathorn Lake, north of Anchorage, is accessable only by small aircraft, dog team or boat. It is located in close proximity to the Big Susitna River and provides grand views of Sleeping Lady Mountain. Sue chose 1981 to fulfill a life long dream of running a team of sled dogs in the Iditarod. Bill, ever the supporter, assisted with everything from handler to sled builder. As soon as Sue crossed the finish line she had goals for the following year. Sue was one of the first few women to run Iditarod. The bloodline of her dogs still compete in the race to this day, despite the jokes that she and her dogs might be "too pretty" to run such a race. Sue concluded her Iditarod competition after five successful races to raise and home-school Teresa.Sue was born in Anchorage Alaska. Her parents, Stanley and Jane Wilk, were Alaskan pioneers. After their 1945 honeymoon to Alaska, they could scarcely wait to get back home, to Rochester, NY, pack up and move to the Last Frontier. Her childhood led her on many adventures but, the grandest and most heartfelt adventure of all was when she married Bill Firmin in 1974. Wed under the dancing Northern Lights, above the Arctic Circle in the small village of Fort Yukon, their adventures together spanned the next 30 years. Bill was partner to Sue in heart, spirit and vision; her biggest fan. Their marriage was, and still is, special to many of us and an inspiration in our own lives. They wintered their first years on the Porcupine River running a trap-line by dog team. Their daughter, Teresa, was born in 1977 and the family became three. With the addition came the move to Flathorn Lake in 1979-80. Flathorn Lake, north of Anchorage, is accessable only by small aircraft, dog team or boat. It is located in close proximity to the Big Susitna River and provides grand views of Sleeping Lady Mountain. Sue chose 1981 to fulfill a life long dream of running a team of sled dogs in the Iditarod. Bill, ever the supporter, assisted with everything from handler to sled builder. As soon as Sue crossed the finish line she had goals for the following year. Sue was one of the first few women to run Iditarod. The bloodline of her dogs still compete in the race to this day, despite the jokes that she and her dogs might be "too pretty" to run such a race. Sue concluded her Iditarod competition after five successful races to raise and home-school Teresa.
Sue was born in Anchorage Alaska. Her parents, Stanley and Jane Wilk, were Alaskan pioneers. After their 1945 honeymoon to Alaska, they could scarcely wait to get back home, to Rochester, NY, pack up and move to the Last Frontier. Her childhood led her on many adventures but, the grandest and most heartfelt adventure of all was when she married Bill Firmin in 1974. Wed under the dancing Northern Lights, above the Arctic Circle in the small village of Fort Yukon, their adventures together spanned the next 30 years. Bill was partner to Sue in heart, spirit and vision; her biggest fan. Their marriage was, and still is, special to many of us and an inspiration in our own lives. They wintered their first years on the Porcupine River running a trap-line by dog team. Their daughter, Teresa, was born in 1977 and the family became three. With the addition came the move to Flathorn Lake in 1979-80. Flathorn Lake, north of Anchorage, is accessable only by small aircraft, dog team or boat. It is located in close proximity to the Big Susitna River and provides grand views of Sleeping Lady Mountain. Sue chose 1981 to fulfill a life long dream of running a team of sled dogs in the Iditarod. Bill, ever the supporter, assisted with everything from handler to sled builder. As soon as Sue crossed the finish line she had goals for the following year. Sue was one of the first few women to run Iditarod. The bloodline of her dogs still compete in the race to this day, despite the jokes that she and her dogs might be "too pretty" to run such a race. Sue concluded her Iditarod competition after five successful races to raise and home-school Teresa.
The family suffered their greatest loss of all, in 2004, when Bill passed away due to cancer. Sue and Teresa honor his memory daily. They continue to live as he would have wished them to here in Alaska. With the passing of Bill, Sue made the choice to move herself, her business and her remaining dogs onto the road system in Willow, Alaska, where she resides today. The family home at Flathorn Lake is still owned by Sue, but she now shares ownership with Teresa and Teresa's husband, RT Lindner. Flathorn Lake will always be the family heart home.
Sue still keeps a small recreational team of dogs to enjoy during the long Alaskan winters. With the addition of a comical bay quarter horse and a 26 year old mini horse to keep him company, there is always something going on to keep life interesting
The family travels have taken them far and wide throughout Alaska from the Southeast to the far frozen north. Sue's love of Alaskan birds, animals and flowers are depicted in her paintings. Besides being an artist, Sue is a breast cancer survivor, Iditarod veteran, mother, wife, inspiration, and friend.
Sue's paintings echo her own mothers' natural talent as a painter. She was the creator of the oil paintings on cottonwood bark which Sue emulates. Sue's handcrafted tin ornaments, with her embellishments, are purely her own creation and ingenuity. Each ornament is hand sanded, painted and wired. Many ornaments are fashioned alike, yet each piece bears its own originality due to painting technique and/or beading. Sue handles each one to make it special and unique
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