David Thompson

David Thompson

male, deceased (1857)
Interior of British Columbia, English migrant to Canada, province of canada, British, Explorer of British Columbia, Explorer of Canada…lakesuperior, lake
David Thompson (April 30, 1770 - February 10, 1857), was an English-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native peoples as...
Jacques Marquette

Jacques Marquette

male, deceased (1675)
Marquette University, French, lakesuperior, Explorer of Canada, Jesuit, Native American…lake michigan
Father Jacques Marquette (June 10, 1637-May 18, 1675) and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to see and map the northern portion of the...
Craig Blacklock

Craig Blacklock

male, 55 years old
lakesuperior
Craig Blacklock (born 1954) is a nature photographer best known for his book "The Lake Superior Images". His father, Les, and late, first wife,...
Alexander Henry

Alexander Henry

male, deceased (1824)
CCGS Alexander Henry, pontiac, Native American, Fur trade, Fur trader, American captivity narrative…lakesuperior
Alexander Henry (August 1739-April 4, 1824) was a fur trader and entrepreneur. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey in what was then British North...
Alexander Henry

Alexander Henry

male, deceased (1814)
lakesuperior, Explorer of Canada, Canadian, columbia river, Fur trade, Fur trader
Alexander Henry (? - 22 May 1814) was a Canadian fur trader and explorer employed by the North West Company. He is well known for his extensive...
Pierre-Esprit Radisson

Pierre-Esprit Radisson

male, deceased (1710)
Canadian, explorer, Explorer of Canada, French, new england, hudson bay…lakesuperior, lake michigan
Pierre-Esprit Radisson was a French-born explorer and fur trader. His exploits in 1668 were instrumental in the formation of the Hudson's Bay...

Étienne Brûlé

male, deceased (1633)
Champigny-sur-Marne, Penetanguishene, Fur trade, lakesuperior, Explorer of Canada, Jesuit…lake erie, lake huron, Lake Ontario
Étienne Brûlé (c. 1592 (Champigny-sur-Marne, France) - c. June 1633 (Toanche, on the Penetanguishene peninsula, Ontario)) was a French explorer in...
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

male, deceased (1710)
Grand Rapids, French, lakesuperior, Explorer of Canada, French nobility, lyon…lake erie, lake huron, Great Salt Lake
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639 - 25 February 1710) was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known to have visited the...
Nicolas Perrot

Nicolas Perrot

male, deceased (1717)
French, diplomat, Translator, New France, Jesuit, lakesuperior
Nicolas Perrot (1644 - 1717), explorer, diplomat, and fur trader, was one of the first white men in the upper Mississippi Valley. Born in France,...
Chief Buffalo

Chief Buffalo

deceased (1855)
lakesuperior, Native American, leader, ojibwe, Ojibwa
Chief Buffalo was an Ojibwe leader from La Pointe, Wisconsin USA. He is most widely known for persuading President Millard Fillmore to allow the...