Mysteries of the Canadian Fur Trade: Episode 2.1 - George Nelson in Quebec, Ontario, and Wisconsin

Among the richest sources of strange tales to come out of the Canadian fur trade are the writings of a 19th Century fur trader named George Nelson, who worked for three different fur trading syndicates in the wilderness of Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

0:00:00 – Introduction
0:01:26 - George Nelson
0:04:29 - The Lady in White
0:08:05 - The Legend of Monsieur Lafremboise
0:10:16 - L’Enfant Perdu
0:11:30 - Yellow Lake
0:13:15 - Chubby’s Surgery
0:16:26 - Conjuring at Brunet’s Cabin
0:18:27 - Chubby’s Conjuring
0:22:01 – Thunderbirds

Script, Music, Video, and Narration by Hammerson Peters

Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek

Cover and Thumbnail Art by August Swinson, Member of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation in Ontario