As it is Christmas Eve, I figure it is a good time to post a little fun for the holidays! The following are some fun and random quotes from past Christmas days in fur trade journals out here in the western Great Lakes and beyond. Hugh Faries,1804 around Rainy Lake… “Tues-day 25th. This morning I gave each of the men a dram. at breakfast they began to buy rum and drank untill 12 o’clock at night. Some of the...
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