Spring Thaw
As you can guess, it is very difficult to travel via dog sled when the ice on the lakes is melting in springtime. Even the shallow Echimamish River, that crossed…
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Read moreYork Boats Sailing
Yes, you have seen this image of a York Boat sailing a number of times, but I have other images from various other archives. Interestingly, by looking closely at the…
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In about 1843, a young gentleman arrived by dogsled at Oxford House. “About the middle of our third day” of travel from York Factory, “we left the woods and, descending…
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