Last updated: January 21, 2023
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Investigate Archeology at the Heritage Center

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Most of what we know about Grand Portage and the fur trade came out of the ground! Through excavations around the North West Company depot, at Fort Charlotte, and on the Portage itself, important information about food, clothing, equipment, the location and layout of the traders’ forts, and the very earliest native inhabitants of this area has been gathered through archaeology.
With the exception of service animals, pets are not allowed in the Heritage Center.
Grand Portage National Monument is a fee free area.