The Columbia Trail

Uncovering a piece of history.

Pete Murphy and Tom Peterson, through their work on the Whirlpool River Project, have been re-discovering the historic overland route of the fur trade up the Whirlpool River—the Columbia Trail. In the course of doing so, they have also been re-tracing the route through the rest of Jasper National Park. Karen Byers of the Jasper Yellowhead Museum helped with this project. Deliverables include a voice-over PowerPoint presentation now posted on the fRI Research website; a downloadable .pdf of the presentation available on the fRI Research website, and; a plot of the trail on maps and air photos (not yet complete, pending further field checking).

La Grande Traverse - Video Series by Dr. Peter Murphy
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Series of videos by Dr. Peter Murphy
Dr. Peter Murphy talking about La Grande Traverse in Jasper National Park
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(pardon the low audio level) Stop #3 on July 11, 2013 during the Healthy Landscapes Program field tour - Burning issues in Alberta's forests: Fire regimes in the montane forests of the foothills and Jasper. Peter Murphy speaks about the historic nature of final field tour site. We are standing at Little Treefoil Lake near the historic Jasper Park Lodge. Play video above or click here.
Map of the 4200km fur trade route
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Presentation by Dr. Peter Murphy
illustration of david thompson using a sextant
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Presentation by Dr. Peter Murphy.
painting by paul kane
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Presentation by Dr. Peter Murphy
photo of jasper lake looking east
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Presentation by Dr. Peter Murphy
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