© 2001 Irwin Wolfe
ISBN 1-93120-744-5
GOODBYE BEAVER LAKE.
Irwin Wolfe,
author of Goodbye Beaver Lake, regards
himself as one of the early exiles from Quebec, a
refugee from the madness which has engulfed Quebec
society. Born in Montreal in 1938, his first
meaningful experience with the written word was in
the Yiddish language. His description of a
school-bus journey (really just a taxi driver
moonlighting with an overcrowded cab) brought tears
of laughter to the eyes of his Yiddish
instructor.
Mr. Wolfe began writing
professionally in 1960 as a reporter and then
editor for a chain of weekly suburban newspapers in
Montreal. He went on to become Quebec editor for a
major chain of trade and business magazines in
Canada. He emigrated to the United States in 1965,
heading for southern California, where he
encountered strange people living weird lifestyles.
After a brief sojourn in Whittier, Calif., he
hightailed it back east.
He lived in New York City and
area for 22 years, where he continued to write for
several years for major trade and business
magazines and then entered corporate staff writing
and press relations. He eventually realized "that
the lunatics were in charge of the asylum" and
decided to make his exit. He moved far afield, into
the transportation industry and onto the road. "It
was a chance to clear my head," he said. During
repeated visits to Montreal and while on the road,
Goodbye Beaver Lake began to take shape. Mr.
Wolfe moved to Florida in 1987, where he still
resides.
