One key contribution of the fur trade was the incorporation of canvas into the canoe's construction. Brigman's Salishan Sturgeon Nose Canoe, which he created in 2013, has also been a part of the ...

A canoeing fur trader from Fort Detroit wrote about the point where the two rivers meet in 1790. Located at 925 Platt Street, just east of the Washington Avenue Bridge, the 4-acre park sits on ...

I took the expressway through Mankato. I never had before, and I suspect 99-plus percent of area residents have never used it ...

According to the Milwaukee Public Museum, Native Americans used these vessels for waterway transportation between villages until they became successful fur traders ... his canoe patent to reduce ...

In September 2024, the Amazon’s worst drought in generations hit Paraizinho, a small riverside community that depends on the once-reliable Madeira River. Crops withered. Wells ran dry. The river, ...

Rent a kayak or paddleboard to explore the shorelines from a duck’s-eye view. The Memorial Union Terrace, with its colorful ...

Fur traders quickly moved inland to create Fort ... necessitating the crossing of furs and supplies by canoe and initially the swimming of horses,” Favrholdt wrote. “The use of such a long ...

Nebraska City’s main street showcases beautiful historic buildings that tell stories of the past. The brick facades stand shoulder to shoulder, creating a picture-perfect downtown. Colorful awnings ...

This magnificent setting for a canoe trip is teeming with history and was formerly a route for fur traders and Indigenous people. Hike up to the canyon’s rim at Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park. This day ...

It roughly follows a historic travel and trade route used by foraging bison ... an official U.S. Olympic and Paralympic training compound for rowing, kayaking, and canoeing. Located alongside the ...

They were being raised and slaughtered for fur fashion, the exotic pet trade and for their urine which is used in hunting, trapping, dog training and wild animal deterrent. Some of the animals ...