Title: The last voyageurs
Description: In 1976, America's bicentennial, 24 young men set out to re-create French explorer La Salle's voyage down the entire length of the Mississippi River, abandoning their modern identities in order to live like the voyageurs of the 1600s.
Subjects: Travel, Discovery and exploration, Historical reenactments, Centennial celebrations, History, La salle, robert cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687, Mississippi river valley, description and travel, Canada, history
Places: North America, Mississippi River Valley, United States, Canada
People: Robert Cavelier La Salle sieur de (1643-1687)
Time periods: To 1763 (New France)