Podcast: Furs and Frontiers Podcast

Shoot the rapids and paddle your way through the history of the men who built Canada.

From 1826 to 1840, journey through the Rocky Mountains to the Rendezvous. Find out who sang so beautifully, it made the rugged mountain men cry and who rode through camp in a full suit of armor.

This episode explores the life and accomplishments of undoubtedly one of the most well-known men of the fur trade and frontier.

In this day and age where we invest a lot into our health, it is sometimes helpful to look back and see how the people on the frontier treated their ailments and injuries. Use this link to the Mountain Man Website for more stories of harrowing injuries on the traplines. http://mman.us/index.htm

Part 1 of a 2 part episode. Travel to the Rendezvous with Ashley’s 100 in 1825 to see what life was like for the the fur traders and trappers. https://www.academia.edu/24810763/_William_H_Ashley_s_Newly_Discovered_1826_Fur_Trade_Journal_Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Trade_Journal_8_2014_1_61_ISSN_1937_0733

The North American fur trade, driven by the European fashion trend of beaver fur hats, created a boom in companies of trappers and traders tending traplines all across the North American continent. These men were tough, rugged and resourceful. While plying their trade, they were also opening up the map, discovering landscapes never before seen…