Paul Kane

I have not paid enough attention to Paul Kane, and I am beginning to regret that fact. He is a very useful guy when it comes to west-of-the-Rockies history, and…
Read moreI have not paid enough attention to Paul Kane, and I am beginning to regret that fact. He is a very useful guy when it comes to west-of-the-Rockies history, and…
Read moreI am proofing my York Factory Express manuscript, which is an interesting process. It is a chance to catch errors, and I found one. This is what I said in…
Read moreAs 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…
Read moreThis is the third post in a series on landmarks on the Hayes and Echimamish Rivers, with descriptions taken from John Franklin’s Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of…
Read moreIn this post we will follow John Work and Peter Skene Ogden, as they make their way from Norway House, on Playgreen Lake, toward Cumberland House on the Saskatchewan River.…
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