Discovery of the Falls of St. Anthony (Minneapolis)
It is relatively unknown that in 1680, Father Louis Hennepin, … Lire la suite
Traveling up the Mississippi River
Travel along the Mississippi River, across 19 historical communities, from Pilottown (Louisiana), at the mouth of the river, to Frontenac (Minnesota), near the source of the river.
Frontenac (Minnesota), directly linked to France’s royalty
At the request of Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix, a French Jesuit … Lire la suite
Prairie du Chien, pronounced “prairie doo sheen”
The approach of the summer was particularly warm when Father … Lire la suite
“La Petite Nuit”, Dubuque’s Native American Name
Dubuque is the oldest city in Iowa. It is located … Lire la suite
The monsters of Alton (Cap-Rouge) according to Father Marquette
In 1673, in Cap-Rouge (now Alton) near the mouth of … Lire la suite
Sainte Geneviève, a new national historical park
The first colonizing families of Ste. Geneviève on the western … Lire la suite
From the City of the Gauls to New Bourbon (Ste. Geneviève)
At the end of the 18th century 560 people lived … Lire la suite
Cape Girardeau, an ever-mysterious name
According to a popular legend, Cape Girardeau would have been … Lire la suite
From Tallow to Dream in New Madrid
Elders from New Madrid County, Missouri, will tell you that … Lire la suite
French was spoken in Tennessee as far back as 1682 (Randolph)
In early February 1682 Robert Cavelier de La Salle’s expedition … Lire la suite