November/December 2016

ON THE COVER: Detail from Trapper an original oil painting by Andrew Knez Jr.

CONTENTS:
3 Letters from Our Readers
7 Prime Possibles
11 Doin' It Yourself Making an 18th Century Farmers Wallet - T. C. Albert
19 Treasures from the Past - H. David Wright
21 Cache of the Hollow Tree The Origins of the Western Fur Trade, Part II - Tony Hunter
33 Shooting the Bull Just Shootin' – Mike Nesbitt
41 Dispatches from New England Frozen Love - Vincent C. Spiotti
51 Portals in Time Traveling a Corridor of History, America's Frontier History Expedition, Part II- Sycamore Shoals, Netherland Inn and Gate City - Mark Sage
61 On The Game Trail The Practical Difficulties of Winter Grouse - Mike Lein
67 Powder, Patch, Ball-The Primitive Biathlon - Georgia Grace Edwards
76 The Lewis & Clark Expedition - James A. Crutchfield
88 Tim Williams-Rifles that put meat on the pole... - Mike Beliveau
99 Flintlocks and Snowshoes for Winter Fun - Mike Camp
109 Classified Ads
111 Index of Display Advertisers
112 For the Bookshelf