Rowing the York Boats
We have recently spoken about York Boats under sail, and so I think it is time to now look at these same boats as they were rowed — often against…
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Yes, you have seen this image above a number of times, but I have other images from various other archives. Interestingly, by looking closely at the images, we can learn…
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My tweets a little while ago were this: We commenced our Journey across the Portage at 10 a.m., our Party consisting of Messrs James McMillan, James Birnie, George Barnston, Sinclair,…
Read moreThe York Factory Express
My new portrait, or one of them, for my upcoming book, The York Factory Express, which will actually be coming out in October, and not in May as previously reported.…
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When the men, who travelled in the outgoing York Factory Express from Fort Vancouver, reached Edmonton House, they were absorbed into the Saskatchewan brigades that carried their packs of furs…
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