Some say it was all about the beaver. In 1825, British Hudson’s Bay Company moved its upper Columbia fur-trading business from the Spokane House to …
Kettle Falls
Swallowed by the Flood Part II
As you recall from my last post, in 1930, Inchelium and all towns north of Coulee Dam had to be moved to higher ground. Lake Roosevelt, the backwaters …
Back in Time at the Fur Trade Festival: Part Six
Welcome back! One of the most exciting activities the students were able to participate in at the Fur Trade Festival was rope making and cording. I …
Back in Time at the Fur Trade Festival: Part Five
Welcome back! Today we are exploring various kinds of traps men used to trap animals for their furs to trade at the Hudson Bay Companyin the Kettle …
Back in Time at the Fur Trade Festival: Part Four
Welcome back! Today we are shifting gears and talking about what kinds of items were traded among the folks at the Hudson Bay Company in the Kettle …
Speckled Fish People: Swallowed By The Flood
Harmony dominated the Sinixt or Arrow Lakes People of northeast Washington State until 1930. Talk of a great dam being erected at Grand Coulee, …
