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The CLEARWATER RIVER "Great Canadian Rivers"
For an entire century, an army of voyageurs, traders, explorers and adventurers followed the Methye Portage across the continental divide to the westward-flowing Clearwater and its link with the ... seeking a genuine wilderness experience. History Bites Fishy Facts The Mythic Methye Portage In 1778, explorer Peter Pond crossed the Methye Portage to the Clearwater River, opening up the fur trade to ...
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The CLEARWATER RIVER "Great Canadian Rivers"
Chipewayn First Nations peoples all have historical ties to the Clearwater River. The legendary Methye Portage (also known as Portage La Loche) spans a plateau separating the Clearwater River from Lac La ... Montreal-based North West Company, the Methye Portage became a valuable advantage over the rival Hudson's Bay Company. For the next 40 years, the portage was the only overland connection between ...
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