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Home » Early History » Fur Trade

Fur Trade

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Research & Additional Resources

  • Victor Malhoit Journal 1806
  • Robert Loveless Journal 1891-1925
  • Forest and Stream: How Fur is Caught III- 1895
  • Forest and Stream: How Fur is Caught II – 1895
  • Forest and Stream: How Fur is Caught V Sayner-Star Lake – 1895
  • Forest and Stream: How Fur is Caught I – 1895
  • Forest and Stream: How Fur is Caught IV – 1895
  • Rintelman’s Journal-Focusing on Clear Lake with detailed histories of the Devine Family and early tourism.
  • Growing Up At Alder Lake a Journal from the Robert Loveless Family 1991
  • Reminiscence Growing Up on Alder Lake by Ella Loveless Kassien
  • “A Look Back” -An overview of Manitowish Waters history from 1600-1999 by Michael Dunn III

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