The Fur Trade in the Scratching River Region

8 pp. A wonderfully concise history of the fur trade in the Great Lakes region. "The fur trading business was a driving force behind the expansion of trade in many parts of North America. That was especially true in the Great Lakes region. The forests, rivers and inland lakes of the Great Lakes area have been a rich and fertile home to many of the best fur-bearing animals. That’s why the area was… and has remained one of the most important sources of fur in the nation. In the early years of European exploration of the North America , the fur trade was an important part of the economy for both the French and English-speaking explorers and traders and the Native American tribes they met."