THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY
In 1846, the artist Paul Kane leaves #Jasper's House on his way to cross the Rocky Mountains into the Columbia district, via Athabasca Pass. It is late in the year, and snow and cold is now their enemy. Will they make it? #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/paul-kane-7/

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
IN 1855, James Anderson and his group of determined paddlers reach Lake Garry and continue their lourney south and west toward Beechey Lake, on the Great Fish River. They are on their way home from their summertime visit to the Arctic Sea, and hope to get home before the snow flies. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/anderson-at-beechy-lake/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1843, the incoming HBC Brigades rode north from Green Lake to Drowned Horse Lake, where they joined the old brigade trail that had first been opened up in 1826. The new trail now replaced the old. #Journeys #TheHBCBrigades #WestOfTheMountains #Horses https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/horse-lake/

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
In 1855, Chief Trader James Anderson makes his way home from the Arctic Sea, heading south for the safety of Great Slave Lake before the Northern winter blows in. His men are paddling hard and making good time, and they reach Lake Garry in safety, though they have a long way yet to go. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/anderson-at-lake-garry/

THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
The men in the incoming York Factory Express paddle up the Athabasca River to #Jasper's House, on their way home to the Columbia River and Fort #Vancouver #WA #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress #Alberta #HBCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/eighteenth-leg/

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
It was time for the HBC men under Chief Trader James Anderson to begin their journey home from the Arctic Sea before winter set in, but even while they were heading south, they continued their search for signs of Sir John Franklin's men. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut #Arctic https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/journey-home/

THE HBC BRIGADES: CULTURE, CONFLICT, & PERILOUS JOURNEYS
In 1826, the men of the HBC brigades travel from Loon Lake north to Green Lake. It is 1843, and when they reach Green Lake they are close to rejoining their old trail first opened in 1826. #TheHBCBrigades #Journeys #HBCHistory https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/green-lake/

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
Spooky! The story of a ship, supposedly a poem about the Erebus--that is, the ship that Sir John Franklins men were on. It cannot have been true, of course, but it is very much a part of the story of the search for Franklin's men. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Nunavut #Arctic https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/story-of-a-ship/

THE YORK FACTORY EXPRESS: FORT VANCOUVER TO HUDSON BAY, 1826-1849
John Charles, who was the young Metis man in charge of the York Factory Express in 1849, made it all the way to York Factory but died tragically on his way home to the Columbia District. The man who shot him to death did not seem to care. #Journeys #YorkFactoryExpress #WestOfTheMountains https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/john-charles/

THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
From Chantrey Inlet's Montreal Island, Chief Trader James Anderson and his party of men move onto the Adelaide Peninsula, on the shores of the Arctic Sea, and search it, unsuccessfully, for signs of Sir John Franklin's lost men. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #Arctic #Nunavut https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/adelaide-peninsula/