Felt hats are what fed the need for beaver pelts and kids were hired to pick the fur. The hats were made with Mercury and people "As mad as a hatter."
A nice look around!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Grand Portage, MN
We met Trapper Jack today and man did he know his stuff! What a history this place has of Lumber, Fishing and Trapping! We learned about the portage or "Great Carrying Place" around the falls. We got to feel the furs, get a pencil and eat some fish.
Felt hats are what fed the need for beaver pelts and kids were hired to pick the fur. The hats were made with Mercury and people "As mad as a hatter."
A nice look around!
Felt hats are what fed the need for beaver pelts and kids were hired to pick the fur. The hats were made with Mercury and people "As mad as a hatter."
A nice look around!
