by Nikki Rajala | Jul 31, 2014 | Voyageur
Where does “Waters Like the Sky” take place? (Kris) “Waters Like the Sky” starts in a small village near Quebec, Canada, not far from Montréal. Find the St. Laurence River on the right side of map, and Montréal is where the river divides. The canoe brigade travels...
by Nikki Rajala | Jul 15, 2014 | Voyageur
What were voyageurs paid in the early 1800s? Were there different skills that voyageurs needed? (Rachel, age 15) Good question. They received trousers and a shirt or two, a blanket, tobacco and food while working. And money — 400 livres (I’ll find out how much that...
by Nikki Rajala | Jun 30, 2014 | Voyageur
This blog post has been updated. See https://nikkirajala.com/2025/07/13/voyageurs-hardy-dynamos-of-the-fur-trade/
by Nikki Rajala | May 30, 2014 | Voyageur
This blog has been updated. See https://nikkirajala.com/2025/07/13/voyageurs-hardy-dynamos-of-the-fur-trade/
by Nikki Rajala | May 14, 2014 | Voyageur
In April, the fur companies in or near Montreal, Canada, were busy organizing the spring brigades — inspecting new canoes, repacking trade goods, selecting canoemen, signing contracts. In May, as soon as the fur companies received word that the ice was gone from the...
by Nikki Rajala | Mar 10, 2014 | Voyageur
This blog — A Voyageur’s Life — will feature snippets relating to Waters Like the Sky, a book about a boy, André, who canoes with an experienced fur brigade from French Canada to the wilds of Lake Superior country in the early 1800s. Waters Like the Sky will be...
