Norsemen settled in the Great Lakes Region about 1,000 A.D. The stories chronicled discoveries of Norse relics, and the author opens with a plea for "open minds" and acknowledges the "Vinland debate" which is still ongoing. Some of the relics recorded by Curran remain in the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum, in Toronto. The controversy about the Beardmore relics remains current. Later, in 1940, Curran published Wolves Don't Bite, a collection of stories about wolves. Some stories were drawn from outings of the Algoma Wolf Club. The book opens with a sketch of Old Sam Martin, which the caption "Any man who ssys he's been et by a wolf is a liar." Curran offered $100 to anyone who could prove he had been "et" by a wolf, a bet which was never paid. Sault Ste. Marie Promotion The wolf became the symbol of the Sault Daily Star, and is found in the masthead at the top of the first page. Curran wrote stories about wolves from about 1920 to 1940, many of which appear in his book Wolves Don't Bite, published by the Sault Star in 1940. The Sault and Algoma District became famous through Curran's offer to pay $100 if they could prove they had been the victim of a wolf attack. The money was never paid during Curran's lifetime, although there were many claims. "This is to inform the public that the Sault Daily Star will pay $100 to the first person who can establish to the satisfaction of the editor that any timber or 'brush' wolf has attacked any person in Algoma." Wolf week, which took place during the depression in 1932, was a six day jamboree organized by Curran, the Board of Trade, City Council, the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs and local businesses. Reports placed attendance between 10,000 and 30,000 and it was the most successful tourist attraction in the city's history. "Wolf Week, from July 25–30, 1932 gave the people of Algoma and 10,000 visitors form across North America a chance to forget the dismal economic situation and kick up their heels and howl," wrote Linda Richardson. Rotary Club Curran played a leadership role in the formation of the Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie in 1918, and served as its third President in 1922. Community Night, which began in 1922, was an idea Curran proposed in an editorial, based on an "Old Home