No Roads, No Maps, and the Whole West Ahead of Him
David Thompson crossed Howse Pass in 1807 from Rocky Mountain House, surveying…
Jasper House and the Mountain Pass That Decided the Western Trade
Jasper House provisioned brigades crossing the Athabasca Pass for fifty-four years and…
Fort White Earth and the Cooperation Behind a Famous Fur Trade Rivalry
Fort White Earth was established on the north bank of the North…
Fort Dunvegan Is the Only Standing Fur Trade Site in Alberta and the Province Should Be Honest About That
The North West Company established Fort Dunvegan on the south bank of…
John Rowand and the Fur Trade Roots of Alberta’s Identity
John Rowand was born in Montreal in 1789 and ran the Hudson's…
Rocky Mountain House and the Maps That Built the West
David Thompson worked from Rocky Mountain House on the Clearwater River from…
How Two Rival Forts Founded Edmonton in 1794 and 1795
The North West Company built Fort Augustus in 1794 and the Hudson's…
Fort Fork on the Peace River and the 1793 Continental Crossing It Launched
The North West Company built Fort Fork on the east bank of…
Fort Chipewyan in 1788 and Why Alberta’s Oldest Trading Post Still Matters
Roderick Mackenzie chose a rocky point on the south shore of Lake…
