Similar weather conditions were recorded at  Prince of Wales Fort 273 years ago. 

Saturday, August 15th 1752
Excerpt from Journal of Prince of Wales’s Fort by Chief Factor Ferdinand Jacobs:
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The wind at NE Little bit of clear weather in the morn, the latter part of the day it blowed fresh to Cloudy weather & rain, this morn Mr. Walker and sailors lay’d the bare sloops at an anchor above Whale Point, the carpenter finished our stone cart, the shipwright finished one of our new warehouse with rest of the Tradesmen, myself and labour employed as before.  Our hay makers came home for provisions and informed me they have got eleven cuts hay made, and two more cut, our fishermen brought home 74 lake fish, sent an Indian man a hunting he brought me two ducks & two seal, one man a painting the officers cabins, gave our man one quart brandy each.

Reference: HBC Archives, Fort Churchill Post Journal B42-A-40 1752-1753

We had company at the Northern Study Centre today. 

Mapping (using a gps and drone imaging) to document what we can see on the Churchill west peninsula.

​Excerpt from Journal of Prince of Wales’s Fort Monday, August 13, 1759 by Chief Ferdinand Jacobs:
 
Wind at SE with fair weather till noon then a fresh gale at E & cloudy. Sent Master Factor Norton the Sloop Master ship carpenter with three other men about 36 miles up the river to get if possible a piece of timber to make a bow keel for the Churchill Sloop. Sent 3 men up the river a fishing.  I have Spence & Isaac making bow & window shutters, the copper & one man planning two inch plank, the tailor at work for the men, 10 men hay making, one man mending nets & looks after our home nets bun get no fish, one man chinking the walls of the fort, the Smith & armor out of order, the rest of our people with the large horses draining our lime kiln, flaked the limes & doing other Factory labour, received a deer & some young geese from an Indian for which I paid him.
 
Reference: HBC Archives, Fort Churchill Post Journal B42-A-53 1758-1759

Kristin, Ida, Donalee, Linda, Miguel (photo taken by Matt).

Today's fashion  - Wetskin rain apparel. (Kristin Anderson and Ida Rabiscah)

Group photo - Sheldon, Florence, Miguel, Ida, Donalee, Kristin, Linda (Photo by Matt).

Artifact find of the day - chert core 

Shakelton's tip of the day - "exploring the past can occur rain or shine". Always wear your parka.