Fur trapping is as old as North Dakota itself, and while the practice remains part of the state’s heritage, today’s trappers ...

ADA, Mich. — History will come to life next month when the Ada Historical Society recreates an authentic fur trading camp, complete with historical clothing and artifacts. Rix Robinson operated the ...

Tonight, the Duluth City Council is expected to bestow landmark status and protections on a small Fond du Lac property that played a huge role in the non-native settlement of the area. John Jacob ...

BOONE, Iowa— Vendors from all over the Midwest gathered at the Boone County fairgrounds for the 33rd Historic Trade Fair.

LANCASTER — On a cold and sunny winter day on Dec. 30, six local residents gathered at a rural road near the Lancaster-Berks line and unloaded a wooden canoe, a faux fur and an old jug of the kind ...

That’s what author and illustrator Carl Gawboy wrote next to a hand-drawn map of Minnesota in his book “Fur Trade Nation: An Ojibwe’s Graphic History.” Gawboy’s pen-and-ink drawing shows the state ...

In the winter of 1783, officers of the Hudson’s Bay Company, a powerful British trade organization, crossed the Atlantic on the American ship Carolina. As they talked together on the upper deck, a ...

The other day on Facebook, one of my friends linked to this entry on Demonbreun's Cave at Atlas Obscura. The entry is notable for being almost completely wrong. But the parts I wanted to focus on, ...

It is far past time that Washington state bans animal fur sales and fur farms. A coalition of groups passionate about animal protection are working hard to support bills during the 2022 legislative ...

Tonight, the Duluth City Council is expected to bestow landmark status and protections on a small Fond du Lac property that played a huge role in the non-native settlement of the area. John Jacob ...