Vol.25. No.3

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Them Days Vol. 25 No. 3 – 2000

Varick Frizzell made a canoe trip from Hamilton River to Grand Falls. Trappers of Grand River. Gerald White became a trapper when he was 15 years old. Joseph Goudy was from North West River. Horace Goudie coming up in the falls with loaded canoes. Stewart Michelin was born in Traverspine or Mud Lake. Wallace McLean used to call it Grand River, which the old trappers still call it now. Pictures of trappers in Labrador. Old Grand River Stream is a poem by Leslie Michelin. Mark Blake used to go trapping around 3rd of October. John Blake started trapping when he was 15 years old. John Blake used to take Russell Groves and Barbara Mundy to the Falls. This has been a project to the heart. It involved two canoe trips on the Churchill River in Labrador.The Grand River Song is a poem by Stewart Michelin.

John McLean’s notes/Varick Frizzel- 
Grand River Trappers-
I became a Grand River trapper at Fifteen – Gerald White
Affidavit of Joseph Goudie-
Lobstick Lake was my trapping place – Horace Goudie
I loved furrin’ – Stewart Michelin
A hard trip down – Wallace McLean
We are the trapper sons of Labrador-
Old Grand River Streams – Leslie Michelin
Me and Father trapped at Slack Waters – Mark Blake
Trapper and Guide – John Blake
Guiding on the river-
My River, My Home- Clarice Blake Rudkowski
The Grand River Song- Stewart Michelin

Front cover: Joe Goudie on a windy Lake Winokapau. August 7th, 1997. Clarice Blake Rudkowski photo.

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