In 1848 Christmas day there was a now famous artist staying at Fort Edmonton. His name was Paul Kane. He painted many scenes and portraits when he was in the west. You can find Paul Kane's story and paintings online.
Paul Kane mentioned the Christmas meal at the fort in 1848. There would have been more than 100 people feasting. They dined on boiled buffalo fetus, buffalo tongues, boiled buffalo humps, whitefish browned in buffalo marrow, dried moose nose, roasted beavers’ tail, wild goose, and the center of the table piled high with potatoes, turnips and fresh made bread.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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