Fur Trade

Robe Noire (Black Robe)

Follow Father Laforgue on a 1634 journey from Québec to a Jesuit mission, highlighting the cultural conflicts of the fur […]

Specialized historian and author focused on the Voyageur era and fur trade history.

A historical directory listing Midwest rendezvous events for the 2015 year.

Historical reenactment of 19th-century figure George Bonga at fur trade rendezvous events.

Detailed historical books regarding early French-Canadian life by Timothy J. Kent.

First-hand account of the fur trade in MN/WI by Jean-Baptiste Perreault (1783-1820).

Exploration narrative of the famous 17th-century French explorer Louis Joliet.

Autobiography of a fur trader with French and Winnebago roots.

Mark Labine’s narrative of the life and culture of the French-Canadian voyageurs.

Biography of the explorer who established a fort on Lake Pepin in 1686.