Near Pine City in Pine County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Maple Trees
— North West Company Fur Post —
Photographed By McGhiever, September 2, 2022
1. Maple Trees Marker
Every spring, Ojibwe people gathered to harvest maple sap and to make sugar. They stored some of the sugar for year-round use and sold what was left. Margoe, a local Ojibwe, brought John Sayer 68 pounds of maple sugar in the spring of 1805.
Ininaatig is the Ojibwe word for Maple Tree
Illustration, The North American Sylva, F. Andrew Michaux, 1853
Erected by Minnesota Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce • Native Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
Location. 45° 49.234′ N, 93° 0.665′ W. Marker is near Pine City, Minnesota, in Pine County. Marker can be reached from Voyageur Lane north of Pokegama Lake Road (County Highway 7), on the left when traveling north. The marker is at the Snake River Fur Post (fee area), on the Wetlands Trail south of the reconstructed trading post. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12551 Voyageur Lane, Pine City MN 55063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Do-It-Yourself Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Good Place for Beaver (about 400 feet away); Fur Trade Highways
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Photographed By McGhiever, September 2, 2022
2. Maple Trees Marker off the west side of the Wetlands Trail at the Snake River Fur Post
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 22, 2022, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
