Tag: voyageurs
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George Bonga: the life of a voyageur
Today’s post comes from our Discovery Specialist (and history buff), Dave Sproule. Header image source: Minnesota Historical Society. Over 200 years ago, George Bonga paddled fur trade routes throughout the Great Lakes region. He also acted as a canoe guide, a translator, and eventually a trader with his own trading posts. In honour of Black History…
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Frances Anne Hopkins: documenting the lives of voyageurs through art
Today’s post comes from Taylor Bottoms-Cau, a second-year Discovery student at Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. You’ve likely heard of the Group of Seven, artists who travelled the remote landscapes of Ontario to capture their rugged beauty by brush. But they weren’t the only artists who travelled rough and painted what they saw! Fifty years before…
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George Bonga: the life of a voyageur
Today’s post comes from our Discovery Specialist (and history buff), Dave Sproule. Header image source: Minnesota Historical Society. Over 200 years ago, George Bonga paddled fur trade routes throughout the Great Lakes region. He also acted as a canoe guide, a translator, and eventually a trader with his own trading posts. In honour of Black History…