Frog Portage
Frog Portage was a historic portage from the early days of the French fur trade. On this occasion, however, we are talking about Governor George Simpson’s intention to find his…
Read moreThe Nelson River
The mighty Nelson River flowed east from Playgreen Lake, where Norway House stood, making its way down the steep and rocky east side of the Canadian Shield to Hudson Bay…
Read moreSimpson to Fort Durham
“This very neat establishment was planned in 1837, by Mr. [Duncan] Finlayson, of Red River,” Simpson said of Fort McLoughlin in his book, An Overland Journey Round the World. Finlayson…
Read moreSimpson at Fort Vancouver
So we are going to talk about Governor Simpson at Fort Vancouver, and I will attempt to discover what he did there in the week that he stayed at the…
Read moreTo Fort Vancouver
In 1841, Governor Simpson made his way overland, from Red River to the Columbia River headquarters of Fort Vancouver, arriving at that place on August 25. We are beginning this…
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