Fall Gathering 2016

Fall Gathering 2016

The third weekend in September is the annual Fall Gathering at the North West Company Fur Post in Pine City, MN.  We had excellent representation from La Compagnie. We had twelve tents set up by the Snake River, with over 20 members present, most staying at the camp...
La Compagnie’s Canoe Fleet

La Compagnie’s Canoe Fleet

Like our collection of trade goods, our canoes are essential tools for us. Where else can people see historic watercraft like these on the water? How else can we show the world what a voyageur brigade looks like? What better way is there to demonstrate the lives and...
Up the St Croix, by pole and rope

Up the St Croix, by pole and rope

In late April, 1805, John Sayer ascended the St. Croix River from the mouth of the Snake River to the mouth of the boiling Kettle River, en route northward and away from his wintering post. On almost the same day, two hundred and eleven years later, a crew of intrepid...
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