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The voyageur's highway : Minnesota's border lake land / by Grace Lee Nute.
The voyageur's highway was the route from Lake Superior along inland waterways to the Minnesota North Country. Countless people explorers, fur traders, missionaries, map makers, lumberjacks, miners, conservationists, naturalists were drawn to the region's woods and lake shores. Indians, French Canadians, Yankees, Scandinavians, and Slavs all used the rich resources of the land to follow an old way of life or to find a new one.
Record details
- Physical Description: xiii, 113 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society, 1945, ©1941.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes songs with music.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The North Country [Minnesota -- Northwestern Ontario boundary waters] -- Glimpses of the past -- Boundary routes and disputes -- Famous men of the border -- The Fur trading companies [Hudson's Bay Company, American Fur Company, North West Company] -- Voyageurs -- Border Indians [Ojibwa, Ojibway, Chippewa -- Aboriginal or Native peoples, wild rice] -- An Indian captive -- Physical features -- From Finland to Jugoslavia [Finns] -- Logging days -- Recent history -- Chronology.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Minnesota > History.
Ontario > History.
Lakes > Minnesota.
Frontier and pioneer life > Minnesota.
Frontier and pioneer life > Ontario.
Fur trade > Minnesota > History.
Loggers > Minnesota > Minnesota
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | F 606 .N88 1941 | 246376 | Stacks | Available | - |