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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Grand Portage National MonumentAn interpreter in voyageur dress prepares to fire a black powder musket as visitors listen.
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Grand Portage National Monument
History & Culture

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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.
Drawing by C.W. Jefferys of David Thompson in Athabaska Pass 1810.  

Did You Know?
The great geographer David Thompson mapped most of Canada and the northern U.S. west of Grand Portage (1794-1821) a tribute to the exploratory achievements of the Nor’westers.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST