Event

Medical Practices and Medicines of the Fur Trade and Early America

Grand Portage National Monument

Fee:

Free.

Location: LAT/LONG: 47.960688, -89.686567


Heritage Center classroom.

Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

5 hours

Type of Event

Living History

Description

Reenactors Ric and Berit Allison will be here to demonstrate.

Reservation or Registration: No

Image Gallery

A table with a floral table cloth laden with bottles of colorful herbs and powders, and equipment.
A person in historic clothing stands behind a table laden with historic medical supplies.
A person in historic clothing gesturing over some traditional medical supplies.
People in historic clothing under a canvas tent with a table of historic medical supplies.
A detail of a table with historic medical tools and a jar labeled leeches.
A table with a floral table cloth laden with bottles of colorful herbs and powders, and equipment.
Learn about the herbs and powders of medicine in the fur trade era.
Photo courtesy of the Allisons
A person in historic clothing stands behind a table laden with historic medical supplies.
Learning about fur trade era medicine.
Photo courtesy of the Allisons.
A person in historic clothing gesturing over some traditional medical supplies.
Learn about fur trade era medicines.
Photo courtesy of the Allisons
People in historic clothing under a canvas tent with a table of historic medical supplies.
Ric and Berit demonstrate at the annual Rendezvous Days.
Photo courtesy of the Allisons
A detail of a table with historic medical tools and a jar labeled leeches.
Learn about fur trade era medical practices.
Photo courtesy of the Allisons