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The North American Voyageur Council (NAVC) is a nonprofit educational organization for individuals interested in various aspects of the fur trade era. Our membership includes researchers, reenactors, living historians, and history buffs, all with the common love of the fur trade.
NAVC invites you to join us in our exploration of this important part of history.
Membership
See what a membership to NAVC can do for you!
Fall Gathering
Check out our annual Fall Gathering – fun and educational!
The Voyageur Journal
Interesting articles on a variety of topics – so much great information!
NAVC Fur Trade ThrowBack Thursday Photo Challenge!!!!
Post a photo of a Tradesman (or Woman) at work in the comment section.
Kelly is an amazing artist that you will find at many historic events portraying a portrait painter in 1803 and a NAVC member. This year she has created a series of Christmas cards for sales.
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The fall had come up on us with all of the color and beauty and blustering nature that we have come to enjoy and respect here in the Midwest. In these northern parts there have been cold nights and...When Lewis and Clark started on their journey in May 1804, it is estimated they packed approximately 60,000 pounds of cargo on the 55-foot keelboat and two pirogues. Nearly a quarter of that was food in the form of salt, flour, parched corn, salt pork, and portable soup to name a few.
Trade goods made up a lot of their cargo as well and included such things as beads, buttons, mirrors, knives, tomahawks, rings, scissors, fish hooks, shirts, combs, peace medals, and American flags.
Day to day supplies such as clothing, cooking kettles, weapons and ammunition, navigational instruments, and tents were also included.
*Photo: Cutaway keelboat replica on display at the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, IL
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NAVC Puzzle Sunday
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This photo displays some of the trade goods that appealed specifically to female fur trade customers. And although they were keenly savvy traders, did those women have any idea of the global market they helped to propel? The huge variety of glass beads came mainly from Venice. Silk ribbon, along with vermilion, had been shipped across the sea from China. Wool blankets and fabric were woven in England, and trade silver was being manufactured by silversmiths in Montreal. Photo credit: Berit Allison
Save the Date!
Fall Gathering 2021
November 4-7
Camp Lakamaga
Marine-on-St. Croix, MN