On this date in Minnesota History: June 27

June 27, 1679 – A stone marker on the grounds of the Lake Superior Maritime Museum and Visitor Center in Duluth’s Canal Park marks the site of Little Portage on Minnesota Point where Daniel De Gresolon, Sieur Du Lhut landed on this date.

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“The near-by canal marks the site of Little Portage on Minnesota Point crossed on June 27, 1679 by Daniel De Gresolon, Sieur Du Lhut, a gentleman of the Royal Guard of Louis XIV on his way to explore the Upper Mississippi. Placed by the Greysolon Du Lhut Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution in June, 1938.”

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Beneath the plaque on the stone, is a marker on the ground which reads:

“Daniel De Gresolon, Sieur Dulhut. Dedicated on June 27, 1979 to commemorate the Tercentenary of Daniel De Gresolon, Sieur Dulhut’s landing at Little Portage, Minnesota Point. St. Louis County Historical Society.”

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