Visitors can explore the North West Company Fur Post and an Ojibwe wigwam with costumed guides. A fur trade clerk might explain the system of barter that moved beaver fur from the hands of Indian hunters onto the heads of fashionable Europeans. An Ojibwe woman may explain how her band's seasonal industries changed when Europeans arrived. From the early 1500s to roughly 1840, the North American fur trade brought American Indians and Euro-Americans together for the exchange of goods and furs. The post has been reconstructed on its original 1804 site.
Location:
Hwy 7 Box 51, Pine City Minnesota 55063
Telephone
320-629-6356
Other History nearby:
(Doylestown) Mercer Museum
(Onamia) Mille Lacs Indian Museum
(Pine City) North West Co Fur Post
(Taylors Falls) WHC Folsom House
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04/17 Coming to The Pine City area
Scott-Carver Thresher's Annual Swap Meet Jordan MN May4-5 Antique car, tractor, farm equipment and machinery for consignment and auction.
Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival Lake Elmo MN May10-12 Shepherd’s Harvest Festival is an opportunity for rural and urban people to meet and share information about sheep and sheep products and other fiber-producing animals.
Rhubarb Days Osceola WI June7-8 Enjoy rhubarb at Mill Pond Park in Osceola.
Tater Daze Brooklyn Park MN June13-16 Brooklyn Park Tater Daze is a unique festival where residents pay homage to the humble potato. Early settlers discovered that potatoes flourished in the flat, sandy soil of the area.
CHUM Rhubarb Festival Duluth MN June29 Enjoy a delicious array of rhubarb delicacies, including hundreds of pies, muffins, and crisps as well as rhubarb brats and burritos that will have your taste buds wanting more.
Henderson Sauerkraut Days Henderson MN June28-30 Activities include a Car Cruise, Tractor Ride, Kiddie Parade, Car Show, Softball Tourney, Miss Henderson Coronation, Mini Rods, Live Music Outdoors, Cabbage Toss, World Champion Kraut Eating Contest.
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