Chevalier and Francois Verendrye were fur traders who built trading posts across Canada and down into what was later to…
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A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The period prior to the exploration of the southern portion of Canada west of Lake Winnipeg was full of turmoil…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
When Jean Baptiste Trudeau built the “Trudeau House” on the east side of the Missouri River from where Fort Randall…
A Note from Cottonwood Corners
The Missouri River, at 2,540 miles in length, is one of the Nation’s most historic arteries. It was the primary…