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Grand Portage National MonumentGrand Portage headstart learns how to harvest wild rice using rice knockers.
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Grand Portage National Monument
History & Culture

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The Three Sisters Garden in the Ojibwe Village is built upon raised beds.
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The Historic Gardens at Grand Portage includes the Three Sisters Garden in the Monument's Ojibwe Village.
History and culture at Grand Portage have been intertwined and stratified  for thousand's of years.  This section contains people, places, stories and collection information relevant to this unique site.
Portrait of Alexander Mackenzie - Grand Portage National Monument  

Did You Know?
Nor’Wester Alexander Mackenzie jumped off from Grand Portage to reach the Pacific Ocean in 1793, 13 years before Lewis and Clark crossed the continent.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST