On This Date in Minnesota History: January 26

January 26, 1731 – “French explorer La Verendrye and his voyageurs land at Grand Portage to begin an expedition into the region west of the Great Lakes. La Verendrye eventually establishes a trading post, Fort St. Charles, on Lake of the Woods.”

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