North West Company fur post
Pine City, Minnesota
the North West Company
the winter fur trading post
inside was for fur storage and the manager's quarters
the Voyageurs often stayed in birch back Wigwams
interior of Wigwam
demonstration
of carrying 90 lb. fur bundles
(Voyageurs carried two over portages)
fur press
making the tools
showing the master's quarters
around the cooking fire
Link to North West Company fur post in Grand Portage, Minnesota
Link to North West Company fur quarters at Fort William, Ontario
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