Great Loop: Dinghy Exploring The Fur Trappers Route - Bad River Anchorage
The Moon is setting over Devils Door and the Bad River Anchorage Canoeists follow the Fur Trappers Route We spent two days at the mouth of the French River. Waterways in this area were strung together by early trappers to create a path to market. On nautical charts you can still find Voyageur Channel. We set out to explore the portion of this area accessible by dinghy. As we travelled we found canoeists travelling this ancient route. One that was known to the First Nation Indians and shared with the early French traders. As we were exploring the Voyageur's Channel, we saw two canoes negotiate the final rapids on the French River. A group of Canoeists made camp on the rocks above the channel. The next morning we saw them pass through the Devils Door and into the Bad River Anchorage Exploring by Dinghy From the anchorage could see Devils Door, the entrance to the Voyageurs Channel. At high water it is quite treacherous We were lucky the flow was l...