by Nikki Rajala | Sep 27, 2026 | Voyageur
Q: What gave the voyageurs hope against impossible odds? A: Two things: Protection from Ste. Anne, supplemented by a wealth of Native lore and seafaring beliefs. Peter Pond, describing his brigade’s departure in 1773: (Read Pond’s words aloud to better...
by Nikki Rajala | Feb 3, 2021 | Voyageur
Singing. Sea shanties, sung by sailors on long journeys, have had great press lately — so you can see the tradition of work songs lives on! But wait — there’s more. The technique worked with voyageurs as well. Voyageurs, those jaunty hearty French-Canadian...
