The Great Lakes fur trade spanned two centuries and thousands of miles, but the story of one particular family, the Cadottes, illuminates the history of trade a

When Anglo-Americans looked west after the Revolution, they hoped to see a blank slate upon which to build their continental republic. However, French settlers

History of Cadotte (Cadot, Cadeau) family of Cadott, Cheppewa County, Wis., descendants of Jean Baptiste Cadotte who settled on Madeline Island, Wisconsin in ea

Beyond the Far Horizon is based upon the true life story of Alexander Henry, abrave and adventurous young man who, as a fur trader, dared to risk his life andfo