Family Discovery Day: Life in the Fur Trade
Saturday, January 10
11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Family Discovery Days
Design a Canoe Crest: Decorate a piece of birch bark with a crest that represents your family. These crests would have been displayed on the front of canoes.
Trapping and Snaring: Learn how to trap and snare animals with simple tools and techniques. Find out why furs were so important for Voyageurs during the Fur Trade.
Voyageur Friendship Bracelet: Make a friendship bracelet using a finger-weaving technique like the Voyageurs used during the Fur Trade.
Snow Snakes: Learn a Native American game played by the indigenous people in the northern range of Minnesota. See how trees and branches can be formed and used as a snow snake. Compete with others to see how far your snake will travel.