The Carrying Place
their trade business. The Villages of Teiaigon on the Humber and Ganatsekwyagon on the Rouge; were two of the early contact points on the north side of Lake Ontario. First Nations Traders carried their furs to these two locations. The Credit River was another. In fact thats how it got it's name. First Nations Traders were given credit to buy trade goods until they brought in their next bundle of furs. The balance owing was cancelled out by the value of the furs. The trail is shown on the Toronto and Region Conservation Map A Guide To The Humber River and is still used today by some hikers. With Teiaigon having been destroyed by the French Governor de Denonville in August of 1687, and Ganatsekwayon on the Rouge no longer important to the fur trade; other options were used. When the English arrived in greater numbers; what was to become the City of Toronto; began to rise out of the ashes of the French and Dutch Fur Trade Regimes.
This is the Monument Reminding Us Of The Beginnings Of Toronto
The Importance Of The Traditional First Nation Trail Systems.
The Village of Teiaigon was on the Humber River Not Far From Here
The Importance Of The Traditional First Nation Trail Systems.
The Village of Teiaigon was on the Humber River Not Far From Here
Salmon Fishing On The Humber River Etienne Brule' Park .....
Harvey Kirsch 2004 DigiPixels_Image
The area is known today as Baby Point. ( Pronounce As In French ... bobby point ) It was named after James Baby (Quebec Fur Trading Family and Politician Upper Canada) who moved into the area in 1816 and bought land. He discovered the ruins of an abandoned Village ( Teiaigon ) At the time of Mr. Baby's purchase a apple orchard covered the area and Salmon swam in the Humber as they still do; but now the area is covered with upper-scale homes and two stone pillars mark the entrance. ( On Jane near Bloor ) A nearby spring provided for Canada's first Bottled Water Export Enterprise.
