voyageur
noun
voya·geur
ˌvȯi-ə-ˈzhər 
ˌvwä-yä-
ˌvwä-yä-
: a man employed by a fur company to transport goods to and from remote stations especially in the Canadian Northwest
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Both a Parks Canada national historic site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Rideau meanders through the Ontario backcountry along a route pioneered centuries ago by First Nations people and French voyageurs.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Viewing by Voyageur Canoe Narwal Northern Adventures offers a unique early-season aurora-viewing experience from a 29-foot, 12-person voyageur canoe.
—Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
During the fur trade period, waterways were highways and canoes were used by voyageurs to transport men and furs.
—Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
The Isle a la Cache Museum offers a glimpse at what life was like hundreds of years ago with Native American and French voyageur artifacts.
—Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2021
Pioneering Chicago muralist John Norton was commissioned to paint the original canvasses of a voyageur, steamboat captain, railroad surveyor and laborer.
—Shannon Prather, Star Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
Thousand Island Paddling Trail, Ontario Emulate the French voyageurs of old on this 50-mile (80.47 km) kayak/canoe trail down the St. Lawrence River between Kingston and Brockville, Ontario.
—Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2019
Learn how the French voyageurs and Potawatomi were connected, feel a beaver pelt, see canoes built of birch bark and walk inside a wigwam.
—Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2018
The voyageurs, manageurs du lard, and bourgeois that MacKenzie worked with had already discovered and mapped much of the continent by then.
—Porter Fox, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2018
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Viewing by Voyageur Canoe Narwal Northern Adventures offers a unique early-season aurora-viewing experience from a 29-foot, 12-person voyageur canoe.
—Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
During the fur trade period, waterways were highways and canoes were used by voyageurs to transport men and furs.
—Debbie Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
The Isle a la Cache Museum offers a glimpse at what life was like hundreds of years ago with Native American and French voyageur artifacts.
—Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 9 July 2021
Pioneering Chicago muralist John Norton was commissioned to paint the original canvasses of a voyageur, steamboat captain, railroad surveyor and laborer.
—Shannon Prather, Star Tribune, 19 Aug. 2020
Thousand Island Paddling Trail, Ontario Emulate the French voyageurs of old on this 50-mile (80.47 km) kayak/canoe trail down the St. Lawrence River between Kingston and Brockville, Ontario.
—Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, 18 Apr. 2019
Learn how the French voyageurs and Potawatomi were connected, feel a beaver pelt, see canoes built of birch bark and walk inside a wigwam.
—Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 13 May 2018
The voyageurs, manageurs du lard, and bourgeois that MacKenzie worked with had already discovered and mapped much of the continent by then.
—Porter Fox, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2018
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“Voyageur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voyageur. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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