Re: Kensington runestone in the Scandinavian press

m_zalar@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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Let me suggest a scenario.  The group believes they are in Asia,
somewhere near Cathay (as is suggested in the Mercator/Dee letter).
They have followed the Red River inland to the first set of waterfalls,
near what is now Fergus Falls, MN, camping on the south side of the
River where the 10 men were attacked and the boats stolen or destroyed.

And still no explanantion for how they brought boats (did a knorr carry more than one?) from the Hudson Bay to Lake Winnipeg. A short description of the presumed route (in reverse):

"The 656-km long Nelson flows in a northeasterly direction into
Hudson Bay. Starting from its headwaters in the northeast corner of Lake Winnipeg, the river descends about 217 m in a series of falls and rapids before it enters the bay."

The alternative by the Hayes River, which was used by the Hudson Bay Company, required a number of portages.
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