T2K June 28

T2K -- Boundary Waters Fur Trade (La Verendrye) Route

June 28, 2000

Location Distance To,
Miles Portage Length,
Rods Total Miles
Including Portages Total
Rods Portaged Comments

South Fowl Lake 1.7 250.6 3149

Fowl Portage 0.9 300 251.6 3449 Took about 2 hours because of large amount of blowdown over portage. Trail was hard to follow in places.

Pigeon River 9.4 261.0 3449 Swamps on both sides of the river prevented finding a suitable place to stop for lunch; ate lunch in canoes while floating down river. Did not find 'Meadows' refered to in many journals.

Partridge Falls Portage 0.3 90 261.3 3539 Drenching rain after portage completed.

Pigeon River/Ft. Charlotte 1.8 263.1 3539 Arrive about 4:30.

Day's Total 14.1 390

Maps: Fisher: F-14; McKenzie: 98

HISTORY OF ROUTE TRAVELED ON JUNE 28
August 7th, JMcD: Slept at "Outarde Portage" (Fowl Portage). Had to send canoe back to Caribou Portage to pick up seven missing pieces. Spent the night with Robert Thompson and Wm McKay. (Ref. 11, p 99) Large grassy area about two miles west of Partridge Falls. First campsite east of South Fowl Lake. Apparently, it was the customary camping place of voyageurs on the first night heading west from Grand Portage. Wooden frame for a large wall tent marked the spot when this reference was written. (Ref. 2, p 11) August 6th, JMcD: "Passed night at the prairie along with Mr. John Finlay" about 2.5 miles west of Partridge Falls. (Ref. 11, p 98) August 6th, JMcD: First "carrying place" was Partridge Portage "…caused by the River falling over a Rock from the height of about fifty feet". (Ref. 11, p 98) Fort Charlotte portage is well marked. There is a large unmarked stone cairn "which is in memory of the countless voyageurs who carried loads of 100 pounds and more over this portage at dog trot pace." (Ref. 2, p 11) Medart Chouart Sieur des Groseilleirs and his brother-in-law, Pierre Esprit Radisson, may have visited Pigeon River about 1660 as a few years after that, maps show it labled as "Groseiliers" River. (Ref. 9, p 102) August 6th, JMcD: Helped send off fourteen canoes for the Assinbonine River. 4-6 people per canoe. (Ref. 11, p 97)

HISTORY OF ROUTE TRAVELED ON JUNE 28

August 7th, JMcD: Slept at "Outarde Portage" (Fowl Portage). Had to send canoe back to Caribou Portage to pick up seven missing pieces. Spent the night with Robert Thompson and Wm McKay. (Ref. 11, p 99)
Large grassy area about two miles west of Partridge Falls. First campsite east of South Fowl Lake. Apparently, it was the customary camping place of voyageurs on the first night heading west from Grand Portage. Wooden frame for a large wall tent marked the spot when this reference was written. (Ref. 2, p 11)
August 6th, JMcD: "Passed night at the prairie along with Mr. John Finlay" about 2.5 miles west of Partridge Falls. (Ref. 11, p 98)
August 6th, JMcD: First "carrying place" was Partridge Portage "…caused by the River falling over a Rock from the height of about fifty feet". (Ref. 11, p 98)
Fort Charlotte portage is well marked. There is a large unmarked stone cairn "which is in memory of the countless voyageurs who carried loads of 100 pounds and more over this portage at dog trot pace." (Ref. 2, p 11)
Medart Chouart Sieur des Groseilleirs and his brother-in-law, Pierre Esprit Radisson, may have visited Pigeon River about 1660 as a few years after that, maps show it labled as "Groseiliers" River. (Ref. 9, p 102)
August 6th, JMcD: Helped send off fourteen canoes for the Assinbonine River. 4-6 people per canoe. (Ref. 11, p 97)

Foul Fowl Portage blow-down

Pigeon River Partridge Falls

Fort Charlotte plaque and carin

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Location	Distance To, Miles	Portage Length, Rods	Total Miles Including Portages	Total Rods Portaged	Comments
South Fowl Lake	1.7		250.6	3149
Fowl Portage	0.9	300	251.6	3449	Took about 2 hours because of large amount of blowdown over portage. Trail was hard to follow in places.
Pigeon River	9.4		261.0	3449	Swamps on both sides of the river prevented finding a suitable place to stop for lunch; ate lunch in canoes while floating down river. Did not find 'Meadows' refered to in many journals.
Partridge Falls Portage	0.3	90	261.3	3539	Drenching rain after portage completed.
Pigeon River/Ft. Charlotte	1.8		263.1	3539	Arrive about 4:30.
Day's Total	14.1	390
Maps: Fisher: F-14; McKenzie: 98


Foul Fowl Portage blow-down

Pigeon River	Partridge Falls

Fort Charlotte plaque and carin