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Sign near the Grand Portage trailhead in Grand Portage, Minnesota. From 1731 to 1803, this 8.5-mile portage trail served as the linchpin of a fur trade route between Montreal and the Canadian Northwest. Photo by Jon Lurie, 2020.
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