From: CHUCK@MULTITECH.COM (Chuck Holst)
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net (baidarka)
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 15:56:51 -0600
Subject: RE: baidarka Canoeing with the Cree
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The paddled up the Mississipi river, portaged over to the head waters of the
Red River, paddled north through Winnipeg, then up the East shore of Lake
Winnipeg, then up the Hayes River to York Factory. This was the traditional
trade route.
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Actually, they paddled up the Minnesota River to Big Stone Lake, then up
the Little Minnesota, where they portaged over to Traverse Lake and the
Red River. (As a personal note, during my first year of life, I was a
resident of Browns Valley, Minnesota, which lies between Big Stone Lake
and Traverse Lake.)
Chuck Holst