by JackiB | Dec 17, 2016 | La Compagnie Blog
We’re hardy modern voyageurs. We know that keeping our hands warm and dry when working outside during winter is important, very important. But how best to protect those digits when you’re reenacting the “little ice age” winters of the late 18th and early 19th...
by JackiB | Apr 24, 2016 | La Compagnie Blog
We have a lot of stuff! Besides three canoes and a cariole, La Compagnie has over five dozen furs, assorted camping gear, including tents, tarps and flys, and several bales, boxes and cassettes full of trade goods. In a way, we’re a portable museum of the fur...
by La Compagnie | Oct 3, 2015 | La Compagnie Blog
On Saturday, July 25th, we had the pleasure of participating in the “Voyageur for a Day” special event at the Pierre Bottineau House, Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove, Minnesota. While waiting for visitors, the wonderful shade produced from the canoe...