The Ojibwe tapped the The Ojibwe children maple trees. Days were helped their parents warm and nights were cool dry venison for dinner. so collecting sap was fast. Go ahead one space Go ahead one space.

The wild rice crop The Ojibwe hunted only for was fantastic. the food they needed. Lose a turn while Go ahead one space. the Ojibwe gather this bumper crop. The Courier du Bois (wood runners) who didn’t There was an icy crust work for a fur company, on the snow making it traded furs before the tough to snowshoe. Voyageurs reached the Ojibwe village. There Lose a turn while were no furs left, so the Ojibwe take time to the Voyageurs traveled repair their snowshoes. further west to find furs. Go back four spaces.

It was a stormy and rainy One Voyageur pulled spring. Lots of wind made a muscle lifting a heavy it hard to keep the load of beaver pelts. “nasaogan” from leaking. He could no longer Lose a turn while the help on portages. Ojibwe make sure their shelter is watertight. Lose a turn. The ‘pork eaters’ encountered high waves Winter snows made on Lake Superior. It slowed the logger’s job of them considerably. sledding logs easier. Go back two spaces. Go ahead two spaces.

Spring thaw came early. The skidding road was muddy and the teamster The “river rats” had a difficult time had trouble loosening getting the logs to a log jam blocking the river. the waterway. Go back three spaces. Lose a turn. The mosquitoes were thick and swarming around There were a lot of beaver campers’ heads while dams that campers had to they were portaging. lift their canoes up and over, being careful not to Lose a turn while they damage the dam. put on long shirts and apply repellent. Go back two spaces.

Campers did not disturb Campers forgot to pick the female loon from up their BWCAW entry her nest while she was permit from the US Forest incubating the eggs. Service Station. Go ahead two spaces. Go back to START to pick up the permit. Campers hang their bear pack the required 10 feet The blueberries are ripe!!! high and 6 feet from any tree. Their food will be Go ahead one space there in the morning. to pick some. Take another turn.

The Voyageurs arrived The Voyageurs were tired early at the spring of lyed corn and beans. rendezvous because Lose a turn while the river was high they fish and search and fast. for berries. Go ahead two spaces. The wind was at the Voyageurs’ backs on the big lakes, and they made good time heading to the trading camps. Take another turn. WILDERNESS WILDERNESS CHANCE CHANCE

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