Voyageurs traveled the length and breadth of Canada on a network of lakes and rivers, the great highways of trade and discovery in Canada’s pioneer days. These early travelers were the backbone of the developing economy of Canada. They used their voyageur canoes to transport trade goods into the wilderness of Canada returning each year with a bounty of furs and stories of this great land unfolding before them.
Our Canadian Voyageur Canoe Adventures will take you on parts of these major trade and discovery routes. Click here to enter Canadian Voyageur Canoe Adventures.
Who was David Thompson?
David Thompson is widely regarded as the greatest explorer of Canada, and one of the world's most skilled cartographers.
David Thompson is widely regarded as the greatest explorer of Canada, and one of the world's most skilled cartographers.
David Thompson’s exploits in Canadian history are unmatched by any other. Between 1784 and 1850, Thompson explored and mapped 3.9 million square kilometres (approximately 1.5 million square miles) of North America.