Rat’s Lodge
It is time for me to tell you the story of the Rat’s Lodge, as the British explorer, George Back, heard it from his guide, Maufelly in 1834–ten years before…
Read moreAnderson to Clinton Colden Lake
Chief Trader James Anderson, his clerk James Green Stewart, and his small party of men, have made their way south from the Arctic Ocean, hoping to reach Great Slave Lake…
Read moreAnderson at Beechy Lake
In my last post of this series, we left James Anderson and his party of men camped at the exact same spot that Captain George Back had camped at almost…
Read moreJames Anderson on Lake Garry
James Anderson and James Green Stewart, and their exploring party, has now reached Lake Garry, on the Great Fish River on their way north to the Arctic Ocean in July…
Read moreJames Anderson on the Back River
On July 16, 1855, James Anderson and James Green Stewart continued their journey down the Back River, travelling from Lake Beechy northward, toward the Arctic Ocean. As you already know,…
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