RADISSON AND GROSEILLIERS
These two French brother-in-laws both had a great love for adventure and outdoor life. They wanted to find new hunting grounds in "The New World" but knew that France would not sponsor them because only a chosen few were allowed to be licensed to trade with the Natives. England, however, sponsored them to expand the fur trade north to the Hudson Bay. In 1688 they set sail with two ships on a trial run to the Hudson Bay. Radisson's ship was damaged and needed to return to England. Groseillier continued his voyage and returned the following year with loads of furs. The king granted them rights to trade and on May 2, 1670, the Hudson's Bay Company was born.
Diary Entry:
Copyright © 2001 C. Fotheringham, P. Milz, and Galileo Educational Network Association™