Fur Post

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North West Company fur post

Pine City, Minnesota

 

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the North West Company

 

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the winter fur trading post

 

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inside was for fur storage and the manager's quarters

 

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the Voyageurs often stayed in birch back Wigwams

 

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interior of Wigwam

 

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demonstration of carrying 90 lb. fur bundles
(Voyageurs carried two over portages)

 

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fur press

 

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making the tools

 

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showing the master's quarters

 

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around the cooking fire

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Link to North West Company fur post in Grand Portage, Minnesota

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Link to North West Company fur quarters at Fort William, Ontario

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