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Grand Portage Rendezvous Days and Powwow is an annual event which takes place the second weekend in August. This special celebration commemorates the historic annual gathering of Anishinaabe people, canoemen (voyageurs), clerks, and partners of the North West Company on the western shore of Lake Superior. The traditional powwow celebration, on the same weekend, is a short walk from the historic depot. The 2014 Meadow Prescribed Burn was conducted on May 23rd. This prescribed burn was a cooperative effort utilizing resources and staff from Grand Portage Trust Lands forestry, Fond du Lac natural resources and Grand Portage National Monument. Photo Gallery 2016 Rendezvous Days and Powwo...63 Images Rendezvous Days and Powwow is the busiest weekend celebration of the summer season. In 2016, the tall ship "Mist Of Avalon" added a new dimension to also celebrate 100 years since the founding of the National Park Service. Photo Gallery 2014 Meadow Prescribed Burn55 Images Grand Portage National Monument and Grand Portage Trustlands forestry department conducted a prescribed burn on Friday, May 23. The burn was intended to reduce fine fuels, shrub and tree encroachment of the meadow and reduce invasive plants. Photo Gallery Media-Quality Photo Gallery17 Images This is the media-quality photo gallery for Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota |
Last updated: January 11, 2024