Historical Markers in Pine City, Minnesota

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Historical Markers in Pine City, Minnesota

1 ► Minnesota, Pine County, Pine City — A Good Place for Beaver — North West Company Fur Post —

The Snake River area was a good habitat for beaver, as well as for fish and other animals. Beaver pelts were the prize of the fur trade—the animals' soft undercoat was ideal for processing into felt for fashionable hats. But the beaver . . . — — Map (db m206439) HM

2 ► Minnesota, Pine County, Pine City — Do-It-Yourself Building — North West Company Fur Post —

Sayer's crew of eight voyageurs built the North West Company Fur Post in six weeks—keeping just ahead of the approaching winter. The post was built from materials at hand: white pine for the buildings and stockade, and clay to chink the . . . — — Map (db m206258) HM

3 ► Minnesota, Pine County, Pine City — Fur Trade Highways — North West Company Fur Post —

Early traders followed a network of rivers inland from Lake Superior. John Sayer and his men canoed up the Brule River, down the St. Croix, and up the Snake River to get here. When Sayer arrived here in 1804, the best road was a path in the . . . — — Map (db m206433) HM

4 ► Minnesota, Pine County, Pine City — Maple Trees — North West Company Fur Post —

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. . . . — — Map (db m206549) HM

5 ► Minnesota, Pine County, Pine City — Pine City —

Plotted in 1869, was named from the Chippewa word "Chengwatana" City of Pines. It was a rough lumberjack town in the early days. From here, logs were floated down the Snake River into the St. Croix River to Stillwater. A rich deposit of copper was . . . — — Map (db m44032) HM

6 ► Minnesota, Pine County, Pine City — Snake River Trail — North West Company Fur Post —

The Ojibwe and traders alike were changed by the business dealings of the fur trade. More than furs was traded between the two groups. By concentrating on trapping and trading furs, the Ojibwe could obtain high quality manufactured goods . . . — — Map (db m206550) HM

7 ► Minnesota, Pine County, Pine City — Wild Rice —

Wild rice has long been an important food for the Ojibwe people in this region. The rice harvest remains an important seasonal event today. Every fall the Ojibwe paddled their canoes through the shallow waters of the wild rice beds, bending . . . — — Map (db m206702) HM

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