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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
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March 19, 2008
VHS Prevention and Response Plan Approved
The four units of the National Park System on Lake Superior (Isle Royale National Park, Apostle islands and Pictured Rocks National Lakeshores and Grand Portage National Monument) and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have approved a plan to protect park and tribal fishery resources from viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS).

 
A beaver pelt and felt hat at Grand Portage National Monument.  

Did You Know?
The under-fur of the beaver have microscopic barbs which make excellent quality felt for hats of the 16th-18th centuries. This hidden property was the reason why the beaver was the "standard" pelt for the fur trade.

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Last Updated: March 19, 2008 at 15:34 EST