Arrival at Rocky Mountain House
Andreas meeting the arriving Crews in Rocky Mountain House
Preparing for Departure (Brooke, Ted and Andreas)
The Supply and Merchandise Trailer
Early May departure means lots of snow
Boats and Crews to the Water
Yes We Do (and Charlotte too)
Our Boat “Pathfinder” (Our Mascot created by Leanne Playter)
Andreas at one of the first SafetyExchange Points
Early May Departure also Means 7 feet of Ice
Lavern Thompson, descendant of David Thompson
Welcome to Devon, Alberta
We helped raise funds for Park Development
Advancing to next community stop
Andreas and Lavern Thompson at Fort GeorgeBuckingham House Provincial Historic Site
James Smith Cree Nation Chief and Council (one of our favorite stops)
Leanne ‘Community Coordinator’ (A Quick Break on the Water)
Ted Bentley ‘Brigade Chief’
Andreas ‘Chairman’ – Media Relations
One of the 63 Daily Meeting Maps
Andreas – Storm on coming near Cumberland House
David Thompson Bicentennials
The Brigade on Big Water – Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Winnipegosis early Departure
Safety Check Point – Lake Winnipegosis
We engaged with Children about our History
Media Relations was on going
Departure on the Assiniboine River
Joy – Getting on the Water
Arrival at NWC Fort Gibraltar (Winnipeg)
Leanne with Professor Jennifer SH Brown and Wilson Brown
We took every Opportunity to Rest
Races on French Lake, Ontario
Welcomed on the Rainy River, Ontario
Voyageur Camp – Probably just before Lac la Croix, Ontario
Stradling the US-Canada Boundary between Ontario and Minnesota
The end of the Storm on the Boundary Water Ways
21st century Voyageurs in the Mist
21st century Voyageurs in the Mist
21st century Voyageurs in the Mist
21st century Voyageur Portage
21st century Voyageur Portage
Sunset in Quetico Provincial Park, Ontario
Nearing the End – Kakabeka Falls, Ontario
Andreas at Kakabeka Falls, Ontario
Andreas and Leanne at Kakabeka Falls, Ontario
Lavern Thompson at Kakabeka Falls, Ontario
Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario was waiting for us
David Thompson [Bates] and Charlotte Small [Leanne Playter] to represent us at Fort William
The last leg to Fort William
Anticipating the Brigade’s Arrival at Fort William
Anticipating the Brigade’s Arrival at Fort William
We arrive at Fort William
Fort William Welcomes David Thompson and Charlotte Small
The Brigade Flag presented to Fort William
Andreas and Lavern Thompson in the Great Hall, Fort William. David Thompson’s Map behind us.
The 2008 David Thompson Brigade’s Organizing Committee in the Great Hall, Fort William.