Fort Simpson Winter
The year is 1843: winter is approaching, and clerk Augustus Richard Peers has just arrived at Fort Simpson, on the Mackenzie River. Fort Simpson was the headquarters for all the…
Read moreRapid River to Cedar Lake
Rapid River was the name of the short piece of the Saskatchewan River, that extends westward from the horseshoe bay at the mouth of the river, on Lake Winnipeg, to…
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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 moreNancy Marguerite Anderson
I am Nancy Marguerite Anderson; an accidental historian writing the stories of the HBC men who worked west of the Rocky Mountains before 1858 — so many good stories! The…
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In our second post about historic fur trade posts west of the Rocky Mountains, I am beginning with the Peace River and heading west and south. Yes, I know that…
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