In 1819, fur traders from the North West Company built a magazine for gunpowder storage at their post near the rapids of the St. Marys River. Later, the magazine became part of a Hudson's Bay Company post. In 1894, Francis Hector Clergue built a . . . — — Map (db m272299) HM
Charles Oakes Ermatinger, fur trader, merchant, farmer, militia officer and Justice of the Peace, was born in Montreal in 1776. Entering the fur trade as a clerk for the North West Company, he became a partner in the firm. In 1808 he settled in . . . — — Map (db m272297) HM
This house, built between 1814 and 1823 by Charles Ermatinger of the North West Company, is the oldest surviving house in northwestern Ontario. Constructed when Sault Ste. Marie was still a small fur trading post on the Upper Lakes, this fine house . . . — — Map (db m105955) HM
In late spring, Aboriginal people would companion plant corn, beans and squash. This trio was known as the "Three Sisters." These crops played an essential role in the nutrition of Aboriginal people throughout the Americas and were celebrated with . . . — — Map (db m272294) HM
The common elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is a shrub which grows wild in much of eastern North America. In the spring this bush produces an abundance of white flowers which later ripen into a flavourful purple, black fruit. The Ojibway . . . — — Map (db m272356) HM
Herbs were used to flavour food, heal illness, repel insects and dye cloth. Herb gardens were foremost utilitarian and found at the home of everyone who had a garden, whether rich or poor. These herbs were essential to everyday life. The settlers . . . — — Map (db m272388) HM
The word "rose" is usually associated with flowers, but in fact, both apples and raspberries are also members of the rose family. The history of apples is an ancient one. Carbonized remains of apples have been found at a Stone Age village in . . . — — Map (db m272393) HM
In memory of the military contribution of the Métis and Indian allies at Sault Ste. Marie in the defence of Canada during the War of 1812 — — Map (db m272398) HM
