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This weekend was the Grand Portage Rendezvous Days and celebration Pow-Wow. I went early before the crowds got there to photograph the Grand Portage National Monument buildings.

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Staff were busy getting things ready for the day.

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These voyageurs were busy making soup.

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In the canoe warehouse, the gear that the voyageurs carried from Montreal in their 40-foot canoes can be seen. It was quite a load.

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The old windows of the canoe warehouse were fascinating to photograph through. The old glass is made of heated sand with the molecules all going in one direction. As they age some of the molecules start to shift creating unique designs. The waves in the glass made a great photo of the great hall and fort.

The Pow-Wow was a lot of fun and very colorful. I was told that I couldn’t post any photos on the internet without permission from each person in the photo which would be impossible to obtain.

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Hollow Rock

I photographed Hollow Rock on the way to Grand Portage.

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Hjordis

I also got a photo of the North House Folk School’s schooner, the Hjordis. The Hjordis gives daily rides out of the Grand Marais Harbor.

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