by La Compagnie | Feb 25, 2017 | La Compagnie Blog
Once upon a time, veteran La Compagnie member Tom Brennan set down his thoughts about his “personal adventure of interpretation.” The idea was that it would form the basis of a entire Journal issue on interpretation. That issue never happened. Years passed. Tom got...
by La Compagnie | Feb 11, 2017 | La Compagnie Blog
Fitzpatrick and I attended the Winter Frolic event this year at the North West Company Fur Post, a first for both of us. We were both immensely impressed by the event and grateful to the O’Malleys for a ride to and from the event. This annual special event is a chance...
by La Compagnie | Jan 28, 2017 | La Compagnie Blog
This is my latest brainstorm about the differences in interpreting the fur trade at Dakota sites versus the fur trade at Ojibwe sites. In other words, what’s the story, and how is it different, depending on where we are interpreting; for example, at the...
by La Compagnie | May 21, 2016 | La Compagnie Blog
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...
by La Compagnie | May 7, 2016 | La Compagnie Blog
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...
