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Retired voyageur, illegal whisky trader and inadvertent founder of the City of St. Paul (first called Pig's Eye Landing), Pierre Pig's Eye Parrant is back! What Stories Does He Tell? Pig’s Eye tells about his life in the fur trade, and the lives of James Aird and the two Grey Clouds in a lengthy narrative which Duke Addicks wrote down and has made available as part of this web page. This is the most complete account of the life of Pig’s Eye Parrant published and made available anywhere. (PDF) After the narrative, Duke lists the sources he uses when he tells about the fur trade era, especially those sources that provide information about Pig’s Eye, who was quite a character. The narrative is interesting reading, and may be duplicated if proper credit is given to Duke Addicks as noted on the beginning of the narrative. Pig’s Eye himself is available to tell his stories, just contact Duke Addicks for details about his appearances. You can call Duke at 651-643-0622. Click here for Duke's Watch eagles at Keller Lake with Duke. Last updated on Duke Addicks’ Powerful Presentations have fascinated hundreds of audiences of adults and older children. Read comments about Duke by other storytellers Duke's Powerful Presentations include: Invite Duke to tell his stories at your group’s next meeting, special event, festival, campfire or outing. Contact Duke at
Native American flute information Mississippi River Overlooks
Links Visit Living History Worldwide Friends of the Minnesota Valley Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Events Calendar Friends of the Mississippi River Friends of the Upper Mississippi River Refuges More Upper Mississippi River information Ramsey County Historical Society For more information about storytelling and storytellers: visit Northstar Storytelling League and Northlands Storytelling Network
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Explore This Website! Invite Duke to Play his blend of ancient melodies and modern jazz on native American style flutes, and Tell flute legends and lore. The emphasis can range from just flute music, to flute music with some tales between the tunes, or flute stories illustrated by flute music. Click here for Duke's Flute Player Page, and Tell true ghost stories. Experience Duke's upcoming programs that are open to the public A Native American flute circle Learn Find useful information about The Fur Trade Era from Pig’s Eye Parrant: a lengthy narrative about his life and the lives of James Aird and the two Grey Cloud Women. (PDF) Watching bald eagles: their habitats throughout the year The Native American flute and its music How high are the Mississippi River overlooks from St. Paul to Dubuque The two Grey Cloud women who dominated the fur trade on the Upper Mississippi
Duke Addicks is a member of the International Native American Flute Association, and was honored to give a general session presentation / performance of Native American Flute Tales and Tunes at the International Native American Flute Association's 2006 Annual Conference in San Francisco. Duke was once again honored to make a presentation at the 2008 conference of the International Native American Flute Association in Eau Claire, Wis., July 9-11, 2008, on Playing Celtic Tunes on the Native American Flute. Click here for Duke's Flute Player Page
Fur
Traders James Aird and Pig’s Eye Parrant tell the story of Two Mdewakanton Indian (Dakota Sioux) women,
Duke Addicks portrays Scottish-born fur trader James Aird who tells stories about his own Mississippi River adventures and those of his wife, Grey Cloud; his brother-in-law, Chief Wabasha; his protege Ramsey Crooks, who would eventually lead the American Fur Company; his partner Robert Dickson, who led the Indians in their efforts to keep the Upper Mississippi in British hands during the War of 1812; his partner Murdoch Cameron, whose ghost may still haunt the far shores; and his other partners, including Archibald Campbell, who was killed in a duel due to an argument with Dickson. Aird also tells the stories of Zebulon Montgomery Pike and Lewis and Clark. Duke tells the true story of this extraordinary young hero of the Upper Mississippi. At the same time Lewis and Clark were searching for the source of the Missouri, Pike was sent to search for the source of the Mississippi, to establish sites for forts in the Northwest frontier and to establish peace between the American Indian tribes. By the time he was made a brigadier general in 1813 at age 34, Pike had become a national hero and was so highly regarded as a military leader and explorer in his own time that, had he not met an untimely death, he likely would have become our nations President.
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Pig's
Eye Parrant Returns!
THE
TWO EAGLE STORIES on the hour-long
CD are the following:
