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Voyageur (other)
Voyageurs are professional canoemen who transported furs by canoe during the fur-trade era in North America. Voyageur may also refer to: People * Coureurs des bois, independent fur traders in 17th and 18th century North America - sometimes called ''voyageurs'' Transportation * Terminus Voyageur (other) * Casa-Voyageurs railway station, Casablanca, Morocco * Voyageur Colonial Bus Lines, a Canadian intercity bus company * Voyageur Airways, a Canadian charter airline * DTA Voyageur, a French ultralight trike design Literature * ''Voyageurs'' (novel), a 2003 novel by Margaret Elphinstone * Le Voyageur, weekly newspaper for Sudbury, Ontario, Canada * Voyageur Press, an imprint of UK publishing house The Quarto Group Music * ''Voyageur'' (Enigma album), 2003 ** "Voyageur" (song), on the Enigma album * ''Voyageur'' (Kathleen Edwards album), 2012 Education and Schools * Les Voyageurs (camp), a French-language immersion program run through the Concordia Language Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyageurs
The voyageurs (; ) were 18th and 19th century French Canadians who engaged in the transporting of furs via canoe during the peak of the North American fur trade. The emblematic meaning of the term applies to places (New France, including the ''Pays d'en Haut'' and the ''Illinois Country, Pays des Illinois'') and times where transportation of materials was mainly over long distances. The voyageurs were regarded as legendary. They were heroes celebrated in folklore and music. For reasons of promised celebrity status and wealth, this position was coveted. Despite the fame surrounding the voyageur, their life was one of toil and not nearly as glorious as folk tales make it out to be. For example, they had to be able to carry two bundles of fur over portages. Some carried up to four or five, and there is a report of a voyageur carrying seven bundles for half of a mile.Mike Hillman, "La Bonga: The Greatest Voyageur" Boundary Waters Journal Magazine, Summer 2010 Issue, pp 20–25 Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyageur (Kathleen Edwards Album)
''Voyageur'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards, released on January 17, 2012."Kathleen Edwards Unveils 'Voyageur'" '''', October 11, 2011. The album was produced by Edwards and of . Voyageur reached the 39th position on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, becoming Edwards' first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Voyageurs
The Voyageurs is an unofficial Canadian soccer supporters group founded in 1996, notable for their support of Canada's national teams, awarding of the annual Voyageurs Cup for men's club soccer, and influence in the Canadian soccer media. History The group's first appearance at a match came at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, on August 30, 1996, displaying two banners at Canada's match with Panama to kick off the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign. Partly created to help foster a pro-Canadian sentiment at home games traditionally dominated by away supporters, the Voyageurs developed an online presence through the work of early members like Edmonton's Reza Khalili and gained its name through a suggestion by Vancouver, British Columbia soccer fan Martin Rose. The name "The Voyageurs" was chosen partly for being bilingual and for reflecting the difficult task ahead for supporters of Canadian soccer attempting to promote the game. One of the group's first cohe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyageurs Cup
The Voyageurs Cup (french: Coupe des Voyageurs) is the domestic trophy for professional soccer in Canada, awarded to the best men's and women's clubs in the country. The Cup was conceived and commissioned by fans of the Canada men's national team, the Voyageurs, in 2002. From 2002 to 2007, the cup was awarded annually to the Canadian team finishing with the best record in the USL First Division, from regular-season matches against other Canadian teams in the league. Since 2008, the trophy has been presented to the winner of the Canadian Championship, which also awards Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. Montreal Impact won the first seven trophies while Toronto FC took the next four. The current men's cup holder is Vancouver Whitecaps FC, after winning the 2022 Canadian Championship. History The Voyageurs Cup was first conceived in March 2002 by fans of the Canada men's national team, known as the Voyageurs, following Canada's surprise success at the 2000 G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festival Du Voyageur
The Festival du Voyageur is an annual 10-day winter festival that takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The event is held during each February in Winnipeg's French quarter, Saint-Boniface, and is western Canada's largest winter festival. It celebrates Canada's fur-trading past and unique French heritage and culture through entertainment, arts and crafts, music, exhibits, and displays. The word "Voyageur" refers to those who worked for a fur-trading company and usually travelled by canoe. In the case of Festival du Voyageur, the title of "Official Voyageur" is given to ambassadors of the festival. History The idea for a winter festival to celebrate Manitoba's Francophonie was first proposed by Georges Forest, who became the first official "Voyageur" in 1967. The proposal was put forth to the then- City of St. Boniface, but the city's offer was insufficient. In the summer of 1969, mayor of St. Boniface Ed Turner, along with city council, granted their support under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park is an American national park in northern Minnesota near the city of International Falls established in 1975. The park's name commemorates the ''voyageurs''—French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area. Notable for its outstanding water resources, the park is popular with canoeists, kayakers, other boaters, and fishermen. The Kabetogama Peninsula, which lies entirely within the park and makes up most of its land area, is accessible only by boat. To the east of the park lies the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The park has several boat ramps and visitor centers on its periphery, though the main body of the park is only accessible by boat or, in the winter, by snowmobile, ski, or snowshoe. In 2018, the park hosted 239,656 visitors. Geology Voyageurs National Park is located on the Canadian Shield, with the rocks averaging between 1 and 3 billion years old. These are some of the oldest r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society Of Les Voyageurs
The Society of Les Voyageurs is a student organization at the University of Michigan. It is one of the oldest university outing clubs in the United States. Founded in 1907, the Society of Les Voyageurs is the second oldest student organization on the University of Michigan campus. On Sunday evenings during the academic year, the Society hosts communal dinners known as "Sunday Feeds" along with educational programs and entertainment related to the outdoors. History The Society of Les Voyageurs was founded in 1907 by University of Michigan students Elmer "Lindy" Lehndorff, Lawrence "Larry" Lark, and Chester MacChesney. They named the Society after the pioneering French-Canadian voyageurs of the Great Lakes fur trade, whom they admired as early adventurers and outdoorsmen. Society membership was initially open only to male students at the University. The Society's Constitution was amended in 1972 to allow for the admission of women, and the Society has been co-ed since that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyageur Elementary School
School District 28 Quesnel is a school district in central British Columbia. Most schools are located in Quesnel with one outlying school in Wells, a small community near the historic gold mining town of Barkerville and another school in the community of Nazko which is 100 km west of Quesnel. History There are no working schools in Barkerville BC, nor have there been since the 1930s. The school is located in the town of Wells, BC. Wells is 8 km away from Barkerville and is also a historic mining town – although not a ghost town as Barkerville had become. Barkerville is a historic park, reminiscent from the time of the Gold Rush, and has a school house that puts on "classes" in the visitor season, which is June–September. The classes are not official but merely a dramatization of what the school house might have been in the time of the Gold Rush. Quesnel "Gold Pan City" is now the largest of the three cities and the home of the school district's head office and mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
École Des Voyageurs
École des Voyageurs is a French first language elementary school located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. It serves the French population of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Student exchange In 2007, a number of students from the 6th and 7th grade participated in the national SEVEC student exchange programme. The twin school for the exchange was École François-Perrot École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ... in Île Perrot, Quebec. Notes External links *http://voyageurs.csf.bc.ca/ *http://www.achievebc.ca/spt/school.aspx?id=9335028&name=voyageur French-language schools in British Columbia Elementary schools in British Columbia Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing {{BritishColumbia-school-stub, Voyageurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyageurs (camp)
Voyageurs is a French language and culture program at the Concordia Language Villages based in northern Minnesota, United States. Recreating the life of the voyageurs, French fur traders of the 18th-century, campers cook over an open fire, bathe in the lake, and complete a ''grand voyage'' by canoe during the two- or four-week stay. All Concordia Language Villages programs are accredited by the American Camp Association. Location The Voyageurs base camp is located on Turtle River Lake outside Bemidji, Minnesota, in the vicinity of other CLV language camps. In order to best imitate voyageurs life, there is no electricity or running water at the site. Campers sleep in tents organized into ''brigades'' and gather at the ''feu de camp'' for meals and activities. For a portion of the session, villagers are away from the base camp on the ''grand voyage'' canoe trip. Program content Participants (called "villagers") learn and practice the French language in a historical and environm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyageur (song)
The voyageurs (; ) were 18th and 19th century French Canadians who engaged in the transporting of furs via canoe during the peak of the North American fur trade. The emblematic meaning of the term applies to places (New France, including the ''Pays d'en Haut'' and the ''Pays des Illinois'') and times where transportation of materials was mainly over long distances. The voyageurs were regarded as legendary. They were heroes celebrated in folklore and music. For reasons of promised celebrity status and wealth, this position was coveted. Despite the fame surrounding the voyageur, their life was one of toil and not nearly as glorious as folk tales make it out to be. For example, they had to be able to carry two bundles of fur over portages. Some carried up to four or five, and there is a report of a voyageur carrying seven bundles for half of a mile.Mike Hillman, "La Bonga: The Greatest Voyageur" Boundary Waters Journal Magazine, Summer 2010 Issue, pp 20–25 Hernias were common a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
