Used for many years at an Ontario fur trade post, this massive 42-foot canoe is the largest artifact in the collection. There’s also the “winged” racing canoe of Sheila Kuyper. The Olympic ...

Used for many years at an Ontario fur trade post, this massive 42-foot canoe is the largest artifact in the collection. There ...

The French lost the northern half of the continent, along with their part of the fur trade. This vacuum was ... than 5'6", to leave room in their canoes for cargo. (As portrayed in Canada: A ...

They kept an eye out for Iroquois, who were trying to control the fur trade and didn't want the French ... three hundred Indians in a flotilla of canoes laden with furs, expecting a hero's welcome.