Voyageur’s Blog
Ask a voyageur a question
Here’s a blog to answer your questions, like what was life like during the 1800s in French Canada? Like who could or couldn’t be a voyageur? How big the canoes were? What trade goods they carried? What different furs were worth? What they used for medicine? I’ll answer these and more in the “A Voyageur’s Life” blog. Click on the button below to ask your question or go to the “Contact” section of this site — I’ll find the answers.
Discover Prairie du Chien in the 1800s
An excursion to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, offers wide-ranging information on how fur traders lived—homes, furnishings, clothing, land, music. A WOW experience!
Beads: tiniest of the fur trade goods
Beads were important in the fur trade, but rarely mentioned in journals.
Rediscovering the Continental Divide
Though I’ve crossed the Laurentian Continental Divide numerous times, I’ve only recently considered its significance to voyageurs.
Immerse yourself in French-Canadian heritage @ Prairie du Chien
Explore French Canadian heritage in a location that’s steeped with lore.
Make $$ — become a voyageur! (How much did they earn?)
For these wages, would you become be a voyageur?
Be a voyageur at summer rendezvous events
2021 rendezvous are starting to be scheduled — enjoy voyageur history with verve and fun.