A fur-trading post is established at Cushnoc (now Augusta). Maine's first settlers, fur traders, act as go-betweens with the American Indians. In New France, to the north, traders and missionaries ...

The beaver trade was big business for both the natives and Europeans. A number of large fur trading companies thrived in North America. Companies like the Hudson's Bay Company and later the North ...

Hundreds of animals have been rescued from what humane agents are calling a "fur and urine farm" in Ashtabula County.

An upcoming event at the Snake River Fur Post is described by the historical site’s director Patrick Schifferdecker as one ...