La Compagnie des Hivernants de la Riviere Saint Pierre (HSP)

06/16/2026

And we’ll be there! We’re helping our friends at the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society celebrate 250 years of community history. Find us on 4th Street, between Washington Street and Banning Ave. We’ll be the ones with a birch bark canoe!

Marketfest starts this week! 🎶☀️

Join us in Downtown White Bear Lake on Thursday, June 18 from 6:00–9:00 PM for the first Marketfest of the season!

Stroll downtown, enjoy live music, local vendors, great food, shopping, and all the summer fun. 🛍️🎵

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06/07/2026

06/07/2026

https://nikkirajala.com/2026/06/05/john-macdonells-journal-part-3/

John Macdonell's 1793 diary: In 3 weeks, his brigade has traversed the Ottawa and Mattawa Rivers and reached the Lake Nipissing, back-breaking work for the voyageurs.

06/06/2026

06/02/2026

Friends,

The next meeting of the Hastings Area Historical Society will be held on June 9th at 7:00 PM at the Pleasant Hill Library in Hastings.

Following our business meeting, Heather Loeske will deliver a presentation titled "Delivering in a Divided Nation: Mail Service in the Mid-19th Century." Heather is a Social Studies teacher from Cannon Falls and a dedicated member of the 3rd Minnesota Civil War reenactment group. She has been involved with our Civil War event for several years.

Her presentation examines the vital role of the postal system during the American Civil War. As the nation split, the mail became a crucial lifeline connecting soldiers and civilians with loved ones and essential news. Heather will explore how postal workers and networks adapted to wartime challenges to maintain morale and personal connections across a divided nation.

Please join us for this engaging presentation and feel free to bring a friend.

05/30/2026

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BcuTS_TOgbA&list=PLmPqSe24nVbjgQSX-A9g2g9XlTGvzOTTs&index=24

Bison are important to prairie environments. They are also significant to Dakota culture and other Indigenous people. Bison are finally being reintroduced to...