Fort William Historical Park
fort william historical park formerly known old fort william canadian historical site located thunder bay ontario contains reconstruction fort william fur trade post existed officially opened july site located bank kaministiquia river point de meuron point kilometre upstream original fort site fort kaministiquia built part city thunder bay point de meuron separate historical significance location hudson bay company post name north west company major depot grand portage west fort william american revolutionary war britain finally ceded area united state u jay treaty settle northern border britishcanadian fur trader wanted create new center operation avoid u tax trading post moved north became fort william canadian side border fort william historical park known living history site numerous historic building reconstructed show range post costumed historical interpreter recreate fort william year fort william primarily settlement central transport depot within nowdefunct north west company network fur trade outpost due central role fort william much larger facility average fur trade post reflecting fort william historical park contains reconstructed building reconstructed ojibwa village small farm historical interpreter represent many role culture involved fur trade including scottish fur trader people capital often took native american wife family living french canadian voyageurs worker also wife among native native hunter trapper native people fort william area predominantly ojibwa represented accordingly among interpreter north west company winter partner fur trader lived post early year married upper class native people strengthening alliance thus two tier society fur trader chief daughter worker formed liaison married native woman descendant latter tended stay fur trapping became métis ethnic group also mixed heritage child fur trader chief daughter tended receive thorough english education well learning native culture mother family often moved within upper class canadian society including selected government post fort william historical park working community skilled tradesman including blacksmith tinsmith carpenter cooper birch bark canoe builder craft product according traditional early thcentury method tool many craft widely practised elsewhere fort williams canoe builder built birch bark canoe canadian cultural site including canadian museum civilization summer fort william historical park host great rendezvous recreation annual meeting company fur trader took place central location participant canada united state register camp weekend fort william historical park take part historical reenactment june canada post issued fort william ont one stamp “forts across canada series” stamp perforated ⁄ x mm printed ashtonpotter limited based design rolf p harder park located south end king road run broadway avenue two kilometre west highway thunder bay transit’s route neebing make several trip include fort william historical park throughout daytime weekday fort built amphitheatre host variety event one canada largest purposebuilt outdoor entertainment venue amphitheatre designed host event audience size configured capable hosting multiple independent event time amphitheatre yearround venue capable featuring six regulationsize hockey ice surface winter fullservice campground special event concert summer museum affiliated cma chin virtual museum canada list contemporary amphitheater morrison jean f superior rendezvous place fort william canadian fur trade toronto natural heritage book st ed appeared authoritative book fort william old fort william historical park brochure park canada member management board httpwwwinfogogovoncainfogoorgprofileen fort william historical park official site