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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Grand Portage National MonumentGrand Portage headstart learns how to harvest wild rice using rice knockers.
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Voyageur sash of the present day Metis Culture of Canada. Metis people are of French, English and Native Canadian Indian ancestry.

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A Metis (mixed blood) voyageur sash: the colors represent all races of humankind, the infinity symbol means, "All are Welcome."

The staff of Grand Portage National Monument prepare a newsletter available to visitors every year. We have included newsletters for this year and the previous three years. These newsletters have elements which are included every year but to which new articles are added.

2009 Grand Portage Guide

2008 Grand Portage Guide

2007 Grand Portage Guide

2006 Grand Portage Guide

2005 Grand Portage Guide
Rendezvous Gitchi Onigaming a mural by Carl Gawboy
2009 Grand Portage Guide
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Did You Know?
A canoe can travel from Grand Portage to the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans or the Gulf of Mexico with no portage (carrying place) lasting over one day.

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Last Updated: May 11, 2009 at 12:02 EST