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Gingras Trading Post State Historic Site |
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Gingras Trading Post State Historic Site Location: 1.25 miles northeast of Walhalla. Facilities: Restored historic buildings, interpretive panels and exhibits. Activities: Self-guided tours (May 16-September 15). Special Features: Site preserves the 1840s home and trading post of Métis legislator and prominent fur trader Antoine Blanc Gingras. (Métis, meaning "mixed blood" or "mixed race," is a term used by people of combined Indian and European ancestry to describe themselves.) Gingras's hand-hewn oak log store and home, which have been restored to their original appearance, are among the few tangible remains of the fur trade in the Red River Valley. Address: RR 1, Box 55 Walhalla, ND 58202 Phone: 701-549-2775; Web: www.state.nd.us/HIST/gingras/index.html See other parks in North Dakota. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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