The Historic Pembina "Ox Cart" Trail

Описание: Experience a day on the historic Pembina Trail, otherwise known as The Woods Trail, one of the many branches of the Red River Ox Cart Trails. The trade route traditionally carried furs and buffalo hides from the Red River Colony (Selkirk) on the long journey to St. Paul, Minnesota. The ox cart trains consisted of several carts to hundreds of carts in the carting hey-day that was before the coming of the railroads. The ox cart teamsters were a colorful mix of peoples, primarily Metis, who are themselves of mixed race. Portions of the Woods Trail still exist in Red Lake County, Minnesota, near Huott and Dorothy, where I made this day trip by oxcart to capture a taste of what life on the trail might have been like. A follow-up video chronicles our stop at Old Crossing Treaty Park where we went for an evening swim after a hot day on the trail.

The music is by the group Slainte, on their album by the same name. It was downloaded from Free Music Archive.

Photos I referenced for the digital artwork came from numerous sources, most of which are listed here:
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Manitoba Culture, Heritage & Tourism
Project Gutenberg
Minnesota Historical Society
Library and Archives Canada
McCord Museum of Canadian History
Manitoba Historical Society
The Pageant of America Collection
APTN Digital Nations
Encylcopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America
Minnesota Historical Society
Portage La Prairie Images
Whitney's Gallery