Norway House Spring
“The breaking forth of spring in this country is more like a dream than a reality,” Augustus Richard Peers wrote. Springtime at Norway House sounds wonderful, does it not? It…
Read moreGovernor George Simpson
Governor George Simpson had a powerful effect on the history of the North American continent, and his power came to him as soon as he stepped off the ship from…
Read moreFrog 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 more1839 Incoming Express
I know of two people who travelled into the territory west of the Rocky Mountains in the incoming 1839 York Factory Express (now called the Columbia Express.) One man was…
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