Simpson on the Churchill
This is the story of Governor Simpson on the Churchill River. In 1820, young George Simpson, the HBC’s governor locum tenans, traveled west and north from Norway House on his…
Read moreTwo Canoes Through the Fraser Canyon
In this last leg of the Two Canoes series, I will bring Governor George Simpson down the Fraser River, from the mouth of the Thompson River to Fort Langley. Those…
Read moreTwo Canoes to Kamloops
In our twenty-seventh post in this series, I will bring Governor George Simpson and his party down the North Thompson River to the post at Kamloops — and beyond! So…
Read moreTwo Canoes: John Work arrives at his destination
John Work is on his way west to Spokane House, his destination. In our last John Work post, we left his boats at the bottom end of the Upper Arrow…
Read moreTwo Canoes: To the North River
In our twenty-fifth post in this Two Canoes series, we will bring Governor George Simpson across the Fraser Plateau to the “North” River, and Kamloops. Let’s see how far we…
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