Lac des Isles (fur trade post)
| Lac des Isles | |
|---|---|
| Fur trade post | |
| Address | Lac des Îles, northwest of Thunder Bay |
| Coordinates | 49.2022, -89.5938 |
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Lac des Isles (Lake of the Islands) was a fur trade post northwest of present-day Thunder Bay. The North West Company listed its men "at Lake Nipigon and Lake of the Islands" in 1805,[1] and its 1820 equipment book for Lac Nipigon and Lac des Isles is HBCA item F.4/24.[2]
The coordinates are approximate, taken from OpenStreetMap for Lac des Îles; they mark the general area, not a surveyed site of the post. Which lake the post stood on has not been checked.
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References
- ↑ McGill University Library and Archives, Masson Papers (MASS 2370.3), North West Company, Men's Names at the Athabasca River Department [etc.], 1805, p. 27, list "Lake Nipigon" and "Lake of the Islands". McGill transcription, MFTP 0031.
- ↑ Hudson's Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, North West Company, Lac Nipigon and Lac des Isles equipment book, 1820, F.4/24. HBCA North West Company Account Books index.