There’s a reason historical fiction author Nikki Rajala titled her presentation at the Morrison County Historical Society ...

The fur trade played a large role in shaping early North American economies and cultures. The North American fur trade was a key economic and cultural system linking Indigenous and European peoples, ...

McDonald, a Scotsman, was the last and longest-serving chief trader at Fort Colvile, serving from 1858 until the trading hub ...

Minnesota History students at Central Lakes College learned about the fur trade era when historian Ray Nelson, president of the Cuyuna Range Historical Society, brought examples of that bygone culture ...

The mountains -- The Shoshone: first people in the valley -- The "Hole" story -- Pierre Tevanitagon -- John Colter and Pierre's Hole: 1807-1808 -- Andrew Henry and the St. Louis Missouri Fur Company: ...

ADA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — An upcoming event in Ada is giving people a glimpse of what life was like 200 years ago. The Fur Trade Encampment will feature participants camping on the grounds of the ...

LANCASTER — On a cold and sunny winter day on Dec. 30, six local residents gathered at a rural road near the Lancaster-Berks line and unloaded a wooden canoe, a faux fur and an old jug of the kind ...

ST. PETER — Information about the area’s fur-trade history is available to walkers that use trails near Nicollet County Historical Society’s Treaty Site, 1851 N Minnesota Ave. The Traverse des Sioux ...

GREEN RIVER — In presentations throughout the day for over 100 students attending the Green River High School’s Wyoming History class, mountain men and the fur trade were the topics of a recent ...

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - On a cold and sunny winter day on Dec. 30, six local residents gathered at a rural road near the Lancaster-Berks line and unloaded a wooden canoe, a faux fur and an old jug of ...

On a cold and sunny winter day on Dec. 30, six local residents gathered at a rural road near the Lancaster-Berks line and unloaded a wooden canoe, a faux fur and an old jug of the kind that once held ...