North West Company Fur Post
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Costumed re enactors portraying North West Company agents will be enlisting all able-bodied voyageurs to help defend the business of the fur trade when the United States declares war on the on England in 1812.
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Celebrate the season at the N.W. Company’s Snake River Post amidst the crisp air and bright fall colors. The highlight of the weekend is a dance at 6:30 pm on Saturday.
September 17 & 18, 2011
Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday Noon to 4 p.m.
At a Glance
Step into the recreated world of 1804, where you can stop at the Ojibwe encampment and learn how the seasonal living of the Ojibwe changed when Europeans arrived. Meet a fur trade clerk who explains the system of barter that moved beaver fur from the hands of Indian hunters onto the heads of fashionable Europeans.
