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Grand Portage National MonumentA wood fire glows in a clay Quebec oven outside the kitchen.
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Grand Portage National Monument
History & Culture

history & culture includes:

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The Three Sisters Garden in the Ojibwe Village is built upon raised beds.
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The Historic Gardens at Grand Portage includes the Three Sisters Garden in the Monument's Ojibwe Village.
History and culture at Grand Portage have been intertwined and stratified  for thousand's of years.  This section contains people, places, stories and collection information relevant to this unique site.
Ojibwe people carrying a canoe.  

Did You Know?
The Ojibwe called Grand Portage "Kitchi Onigaming" (Great Carrying Place) which connects Lake Superior to the navigable parts of the Pigeon River along a nearly nine mile footpath.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST