Fort Frances To Du Vernet, Fort Frances was the place where a young man had gotten into "trouble with a widow." It was also, however, the oldest European settlement of continued existence west of Lake Superior. Located where the Rainy Lake narrows to the Rainy River, Fort Frances began in 1731 …
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Manitou Mounds
Manitou Mounds The Manitou Burial Mounds Taking a walk along the “reserve by the river bend” with Jeremiah Johnston, Du Vernet remarked that they “passed two Indian mounds, prehistoric, the Indians will not allow them to be opened.” Though some of the famous Manitou burial mounds have been …
American Indian
American Indian Du Vernet refers to “American Indians” twice in his diary. The first instance occurs when he writes about how Tom Overcome and his family went on a long journey to visit the “American Indians.” Du Vernet explains that Mr. Johnston had pleaded with Tom not to undertake the …