Building a York Boat
As I am reading through the Fort Selkirk post journals, I realized the HBC men at that post are building a York Boat. From scratch! Now, this is interesting! You…
Read moreThe York Factory River
The York Factory River? As far as I can tell, it is the lower Hayes River where it flows past York Factory into Hudson Bay. It’s a good name for…
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Read moreMichel Kaonassé
I fell into Michel Kaonassé’s story long before I knew how important it would be in my York Factory Express book. Kaonassé worked at Fort Alexandria under my great-grandfather Alexander…
Read moreRowing the York Boats
We have recently spoken about York Boats under sail, and so I think it is time to now look at these same boats as they were rowed — often against…
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