at one time down the valleys of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers and then along the course of the upper St. Lawrence River. At one high-water stage, the waters of the Huron and Michigan basin formed one large lake—Lake Algonquin. At the same time,Lake Duluth, in the western Lake Superior...
300 years ago. Mi’kma’ki is the traditional territory of the Mi’kmaq or L’nu’k (the People). Kespukwitk (Lands End), is one of the districts of Mi'kmaki. The cultural history of this area is very rich.
Road and Bridge over the Mohawk Road and Bridge over the Mohawk, lithograph from a painting by Jacques Milbert, 1828. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 stimulated migration into central and western New York.(more) Beginning in the 1780s, various plans were proposed to improve navigation ...