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Grand Portage National Monument Rendezvous Days set for August 9th – 11th, 2024

Aug 09, 2024 08:47AM ● By Editor
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From the National Park Service - Grand Portage National Monument - July 10, 2024


 Grand Portage National Monument is pleased to announce the dates for its annual Rendezvous Days Celebration, August 9-11, 2024. Each day will feature a variety of demonstrations and workshops related to the 18th and 19th-century fur trade.  

Related: Grand Portage Rendezvous Days Schedule of Events

Park hours are from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CDT daily. More information and the full schedule of events are available at: About Rendezvous Days - Grand Portage National Monument (U.S. National Park  Service).

Grand Portage National Monument is a fee-free site co-managed with the Grand Portage Band of  Lake Superior Chippewa and was established to preserve a vital center of fur trade activity and  Anishinaabeg Ojibwe Heritage.  

Learn more: www.nps.gov/grpo    


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