The Fur Trade-1 by MagikUnicorn

Photography • Historical • posted on Oct 02, 2008

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My New Series... Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site of Canada Beginning in the 1600s, voyageurs would launch their canoes from this location to transport trade goods thousands of miles into First Nations lands. At that time the Lachine Rapids prevented large ships from going any further west along the Saint Lawrence River. A stone warehouse was erected in 1803 to store the furs gathered as a result of fur trade. It is now a museum dedicated to the history of this strategic location as a departure and arrival point for fur trading expeditions. Located to the west of the Island of Montréal along Lake Saint-Louis, The Fur Trade at Lachine National Historic Site testifies to the apogee of the fur industry in the Montréal region in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The old stone warehouse dates from 1803. Alexander Gordon, ex-clerk and stockholder of the North West Company had it built to store trading goods and furs. In 1833, the warehouse became the property of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Lachine occupied a strategic position on the fur route as a departure and arrival point for trading expeditions. It was also an important centre for storing the Montréal merchants’ furs and for trading goods. Today, this unique warehouse houses an exhibition that enables visitors to relive the Montréal fur epic. Thanks Magik

Comments (68)

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junge1

6:21PM | Thu, 02 October 2008

Great shot and interesting historical information!

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hipps13

6:44PM | Thu, 02 October 2008

wonderful capture, Magik warm hug with a smile, Linda

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eekdog

7:53PM | Thu, 02 October 2008

great story and history Magik, love your picture. been busy but i'll upload and view that second video this weekend bro, thanks again my friend for your time and thoughtfulness. steve

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mikeerson

9:29PM | Thu, 02 October 2008

for such an old building, it looks new, well prserve.

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SSoffia

10:40PM | Thu, 02 October 2008

EXCELLENT CAPTURE , COLORS & BEAUTIFUL !!!!!

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amota99517

11:58PM | Thu, 02 October 2008

What a beautiful place! Splendid capture!

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Zamanuirileski

1:02AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Pretty stone building!

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IDonn0

1:20AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Great capture and interesting history :) Don

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Aioros

1:26AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Greay history my friend.

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artaddict2

1:37AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Makes very interesting reading, excellent shot !

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flora-crassella

1:44AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

nice house and photo! Wonderful!

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erlandpil

3:09AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Good capture picture erland

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sharky_

3:14AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Interesting history and capture. Aloha

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qrud

3:53AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

nice picture

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ledwolorz

5:05AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Beautiful place and fantastic photo.

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NekhbetSun

5:37AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Beautiful shot dear Magik ! H u g s

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B_PEACOCK

5:52AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

That's a cool looking place Real.Excellent shot

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Nev2retour

6:23AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

beautiful shot !

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evinrude

6:46AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

I'd live there. Great find!

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emmecielle

7:06AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Wonderful place and interetsing informations!!! :)

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lucindawind

7:58AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

thats a great old building ..the love the bricks and history!

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furuta

8:06AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Beautiful house. wonderful capture!!

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alltheoriginalnames

8:17AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Such a classic building with a great history to it, very well done

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Hendesse

9:06AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Fantastic stone textures and beautiful light. Excellent shot.

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Flint_Hawk

9:22AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Thank you for sharing this moment in history, along with your great photo!

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Sylvia

9:50AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Ahhh!! ~Lovely~ I almost feel I am there :-} Thanks for sharing... FABULOUS!!!

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huismus

10:33AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Beautiful! Thanks for the info my friend!

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evielouise

11:44AM | Fri, 03 October 2008

I have seen a lot of these building when living there and always wondered about them and now 100 years later I get the history of them lol, well not a 100 but ya know what I mean lol wonderful education today thanks ~~

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mickeyrony

1:45PM | Fri, 03 October 2008

Hummm It seems to me that I know that Magik lol...... Very good narration and there will be always something to learn and at the every day That gets savours of our ancestors to us. Cheer and mile mercies still ((5++)) Hummm Il me semble que je connais cela Magik lolll Très bonne narration et il y auras toujours quelque chose à apprendre et à tout les jours Cela nous procure saveurs de nos ancêtres . Bravo et mile mercis encore ((5++))

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