La Prairie Voyageurs Index — PART II — Jul-Dec 2026

 

The Voyage of 1634: How Robert Giffard and the Percheron Fleet Built New France

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-voyage-of-1634-how-robert-giffard.html

• Sep 4

The Founders of New France: Our Pioneer Ancestors Who Arrived Before 1637

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-founders-of-new-france-our-pioneer.html

• Sep 4

Brothers of the Paddle: Charles and André Lagassé in the North West Company

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/09/brothers-of-paddle-charles-and-andre.html

• Sep 2

AMERICA 250 -- A Drifting Cowboy's Other Blog

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/09/america-250-drifting-cowboys-other-blog.html

• Sep 1

Godefroy Family: Echoes from the Wild Edge (1633–1681)

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/09/godefroy-family-echoes-from-wild-edge.html

• Sep 1

The Long Paddle to Huronia: Jean Mignault’s 1648 Mission into the Wilderness

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-long-paddle-to-huronia-jean.html

• Aug 31

La Prairie Voyageurs Index — 2025

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/la-prairie-voyageurs-index-2025.html

• Aug 29

The Matriarch of the Lakes: Domitilde Oukabe and the Rise of the Langlade Empire

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-matriarch-of-lakes-domitilde-oukabe.html

• Aug 29

Tactical Genius of the Frontier: Charles-Michel de Langlade at the Monongahela

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/tactical-genius-of-frontier-charles.html

• Aug 29

Kinship over Empire: Chief Nissowaquet, Domitilde, and the Odawa Alliance at Michilimackinac

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/kinship-over-empire-chief-nissowaquet.html

• Aug 29

The Water Highway of Daniel Joseph Amiot

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-water-highway-of-daniel-joseph-amiot.html

• Aug 29

Charles Amiot: The Short Road to a Lost Country” (June–July 1650)

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/charles-amiot-short-road-to-lost.html

• Aug 28

How Jean Godefroy, Sieur de Linctot, survived and thrived in New France after Thomas's death

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/how-jean-godefroy-sieur-de-linctot.html

• Aug 27

The Shadow of Normanville: Thomas Godefroy and the Cost of the Iroquois Wars

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-shadow-of-normanville-thomas.html

• Aug 27

The Godefroy Brothers: Into the Silent Forest (1629–1632)

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-godefroy-brothers-into-silent.html

• Aug 27

Mapping the French fur trade routes of the Meunier/Lagacé voyageur brothers

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/08/mapping-french-fur-trade-routes-of.html

• Aug 7

Our Pond Family: The Anvil and the Canoe

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/our-pond-family-anvil-and-canoe.html

• Jul 30

Paddles of the St. Lawrence, Trails of Big Sky: The Pinsonneau Legacy

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/blog-post.html

• Jul 25

2026 Update — Migner dit Lagacé Family also Mignier, Meunier, Meignier and Lagasse

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/2026-update-migner-dit-lagace-family.html

• Jul 22

David Thompson: The “Stargazer” and Greatest Land Geographer of North America -- PART IV

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/david-thompson-stargazer-and-greatest.html

• Jul 17

The North West Company (NWC): History and Context in the Fur Trade -- PART III

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-north-west-company-nwc-history-and.html

• Jul 17

François Rivet’s Role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Corps of Discovery) -- PART II

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/francois-rivets-role-in-lewis-and-clark.html

• Jul 17

The Rivet Family Voyageur Legacy: From New France to the American West -- PART I

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-rivet-family-voyageur-legacy-from.html

• Jul 17

Celebrating 325 Years: Our Family’s Voyageur Legacy in the Founding of Detroit

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/celebrating-325-years-our-familys.html

• Jul 16

The definition shift from coureur de bois to voyageur is tied to the 1681 King's Edict

https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-definition-shift-from-coureur-de.html

• Jul 10