Among the richest sources of strange tales to come out of the Canadian fur trade are the writings of a 19th Century fur trader named George Nelson, who worked for three different fur trading syndicates in the wilderness of Wisconsin, Manitoba, Ontario, and Saskatchewan.

 

0:00:00 – Introduction

0:01:26 - George Nelson

0:04:29 - The Lady in White

0:08:05 - The Legend of Monsieur Lafremboise

0:10:16 - L’Enfant Perdu

0:11:30 - Yellow Lake

0:13:15 - Chubby’s Surgery

0:16:26 - Conjuring at Brunet’s Cabin

0:18:27 - Chubby’s Conjuring

0:22:01 – Thunderbirds

 

Script, Music, Video, and Narration by Hammerson Peters

Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek

Cover and Thumbnail Art by August Swinson, Member of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation in Ontario