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ASHLAND, WISCONSIN:
By Amorin Mello
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BY CHRYSOSTOM VERWYST, O.S.F.
One of the earliest spots in the Northwest trodden by the feet of white men was the shore of Chequamegon Bay. Chequamegon is a corrupt form of Jagawamikong; or, as it was written by Father Allouez in the Jesuit Relation for 1667, Chagaouamigong. The Chippewas on Lake Superior have always applied this name exclusively to Chequamegon Point, the long point of land at the entrance of Ashland Bay. It is now commonly called by whites, Long Island; of late years, the prevailing northeast winds have caused Lake Superior to make a break through this long, narrow peninsula, at its junction with the mainland, or south shore, so that it is in reality an island. On the northwestern extremity of this attenuated strip of land, stands the government light-house, marking the entrance of the bay.
Castoroides (giant beaver) were abundant around the Great Lakes util their extinction around 10,000 years ago.
W. W. Warren, in his History of the Ojibway Nation, relates an Indian legend to explain the origin of this name. Menabosho, the great Algonkin demi-god, who made this earth anew after the deluge, was once hunting for the great beaver in Lake Superior, which was then but a large beaver-pond. In ord
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Medard CHOUART DES GROSEILLIERS
Biography
Medard Chouart des Groseilliers (1618-1696) and Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1640-1710) were quick in making their mark as explorers. Des Groseilliers arrived in the colony around 1641 and went to Huronia with the Jesuit mission. Radisson landed in New France at an early age and settled in Trois-Rivieres. As a teenager, he was taken prisoner by the Iroquois, who adopted him and taught him their language. After he escaped, Radisson linked up with des Groseilliers, his brother-in-law.
For a year (1659-1660), at a time when tensions with the Iroquois were acute, the two men undertook a great journey of exploration that brought them to the western edge of Lake Superior. They brought back a magnificent shipment of furs from their expedition. On their return, they expected to be congratulated and rewarded. Instead, the governor imposed a fine on them and had their convoy seized. The king's representative accused them of conducting this trip without his permission. The two men were so outraged that they offered their services to the English and founded a company, the Hudson's Bay Company. From 1670 to 1675, they ran trading posts in the heart of the Hudson Bay region. Their business thrived. They also developed an excellent knowledge of this n
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JAMES, THOMAS, Cattle navigator, mortal, and framer who, breach 1631–32, explored the westerly coast work for Hudson Laurel and Criminal Bay fluky an arrive at to come across a northwestward passage; b. 1593?; d. 1635 or beforehand 1636.
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