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Grand Portage National MonumentA wood fire glows in a clay Quebec oven outside the kitchen.
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Grand Portage National Monument
History & Culture
 
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.
Pipe fragments from Grand Portage 1936.  

Did You Know?
Over 120,000 artifacts have been uncovered at Grand Portage providing vital information to locate four reconstructions and a stockade on the original depot setting and furnish these structures.

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