The Old Dog Trail (Papers to 1967)
The Old Dog Trail is an unsigned one-page article on page 1 of Papers to 1967 about the winter mail route along the north shore of Lake Superior, from Grand Portage area post offices to Fort William, about 130 miles.[1]
Summary
Mail went by boat in summer and in winter by dog team and sled over the "old dog trail". Early carriers included a German named Zimmerman and the Beargrease brothers, who were Chippewa; a trip took several days with a change of dogs. The trail was cleared for logs and horses in 1895 and became Minnesota's Trunk Highway No. 1 in 1920, and parts are followed by present-day Highway 61.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Old Dog Trail", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), p. 1. Archived: datum.locker.