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Grand Portage National Monument A wood fire glows in a clay Quebec oven outside the kitchen.
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Grand Portage National Monument
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The Historic Gardener weeds

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The Historic Gardener tends the kitchen gardens.

In the Historic Gardens varieties are grown which may have been grown at Grand Portage, posts westward into Canada and east to Fort Michilimackinac and Montreal. Read more about The Historic Gardens at Grand Portage National Monument in the link above.

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A Montreal canoe at Grand Portage National Monument

Did You Know?
The 40 foot “Montreal” class of birchbark canoe used on the Great Lakes during the 18th century, could carry the weight of two mid-sized cars…that’s over four tons or about 8,000 pounds!

Last Updated: October 05, 2010 at 13:23 MST