by La Compagnie | Apr 1, 2019 | La Compagnie Blog
Thanks to Beth Hynes-Ciernia for permission to reprint her article, “Women in the Fur Trade” (La Compagnie Journal, Vol 2 No 2 (1988), page 13) in honor of Women’s History Month. The US has celebrated women’s contributions to history, culture and society...
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 MelissaP | Oct 20, 2016 | La Compagnie Blog
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...
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...
