More than 180 years ago, at the peak of the beaver fur trade in the West, groups of 100 men and several hundred horses would make annual circuits through Central Oregon, trading with American Indians ...

Alexander Ross was among the employees of John Jacob Astor’s Pacific Fur Company who came by sea around South America aboard the ship Tonquin and landed at the mouth of the Columbia River in March ...

* What you'll see and do: Take a trip back in time to the 1800s and experience the fur trade along the Yellow River in Burnett County. You'll be greeted by interpreters who take center stage and show ...

Louis Lorimier Jr. focused on acquiring land after leaving the Army. However, a new opportunity presented itself in early 1812. Manuel Lisa’s Missouri Fur Company reorganized during the previous ...

Before Ken Kesey and the Grateful Dead held acid parties in Haight-Ashbury, before the Golden Gate Bridge was erected, and before the United States built Alcatraz as a fort and later filled it with ...

BRIGHTON — A newspaper article Jason Bergeron read four years ago was the inspiration for his debut novel. “Wilderness of the Heart” was released Oct. 9. The historical fiction novel has been listed ...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Traveling nearly 1,800 miles across the county would be a feat for most people, even in a vehicle. Imagine completing it with period gear and transportation methods dating back to 1825.

Old Crow Wing Village at Crow Wing State Park was once a bustling fur-trading site, but the expansion of the railroad in nearby Brainerd years later caused the outpost to fade into near obscurity. A ...

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. The two landmasses that make up the bulk ...