Dakota corn was a short plant about three feet tall due to the northern climate. This corn produced ears six to 8 inches long ...

Lord Selkirk aimed to provide these displaced individuals with new opportunities in North America. In 1811, Selkirk secured a ...

Bannock There is an important story that’s easy to miss: Hudson’s Bay Company, the Canadian department store chain, filed for ...

Winnipeg, the vibrant capital of Manitoba, is a city rich in diverse cultural influences — none more prominent than its deep-rooted French heritage. From historic neighborhoods to thriving businesses, ...

The Baraga County Historical Society discussed possible events for the upcoming summer and fall seasons at its recent meeting ...

In its early days as a fur trader, the storied Hudson’s Bay Company was nearly destroyed when the French navy assaulted its forts. Generations later, in 1780, it almost shrivelled to irrelevancy ...

Airing on Mar. 22 and 29 and Apr. 5, the series was prompted by numerous ongoing cases of Indigenous Peoples losing their ...

At its height, the Hudson’s Bay Company had the power to sign treaties, raise armies, and make war. In 2025, it’s struggling ...

Revisionist history can be perplexing. Simply the passage of time may allow more neutral views of events. Long hidden documents may be unearthed. Better understanding of context can come to the fore.

Raised as an orphan in England, Finch studied a year at Harvard, before dropping out and heading to Tibet, where he hoped to ...

During the U.S. civil war (1861-1865) there was talk of forceable American annexation of Canada because of British support ...