Winter Grows Closer: A Fall Fur Trade Encampment

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When:

November 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

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Where:

Heritage Hill State Historical Park
2640 S Webster Ave
Green Bay
WI 54301

Contact:

Elizabeth Jolly-Haslitt

Winter Grows Closer, A Fur Trade Encampment

When: November 9, 2024 @ 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Where: Heritage Hill State Historical Park

This one-day event focuses on interpreting the local fur traders at La Baye after the British took control in 1763. Following the abandonment of Fort Edward Augustus, fur trading continued among French families and Menominee Indian villages around the Fox River. By 1779, notable traders like Charles de Langlade, Pierre Grignon, and Joseph Roi operated in the area, with Roi’s fur trade cabin, now known as Tank Cottage, still standing at Heritage Hill.

We seek Native American interpreters, two clerks, and several Hivernauts for this event. Arrival begins Friday after 3:00 PM, with an option to stay in the fur trade cabin. Please bring your own food and water; firewood will be provided. Parking is available in the south field. Further details will be shared soon.

General admission applies and may be purchased day-of.

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