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This Weekend This weekend, June 17-19, 2022 is the biggest event at Fort Union. It’s the Fort Union Rendezvous. Trappers and traders from all over Canada and the US descend on the historic site, much like they did in 1830. Fort Union Trading Post was not a...
A cool wet September morning…and a traveling pair head west to the trading post they heard about. That’s because word reached them in their homes farther east that this was the weekend of a good gathering at the Fort Union Trading Post. Tempted to Travel back...
There’s something about visiting landmarks that inspires my imagination and nostalgia. Those moments prompt me to hearken back to a time no one can see. That’s how it was for me when I visited one landmark: Elbowoods Memorial Congregational Church....
Birnt Hills? Yeah, I heard of Birnt Hills, but I never really had the motivation to check out the area. My bad. Now I wish I’d visited before now. It’s the kind of tranquil place that a lot of people would like to find these days. We were reminded of the Birnt...
The summer’s powwow circuit builds toward large celebrations such as the Little Shell Powwow at New Town, North Dakota. When we are fortunate to attend my home powwow at Twin Buttes, or the others at Mandaree, White Shield, and Parshall, we know we are seeing...