Cadotte Fur Traders, (sculpture).

Cadotte Fur Traders, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

Cadotte Fur Traders, (sculpture).

Cadot Traders, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 14, 1974.

Sculpture: wood, carved; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 10 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 3 x 3 ft.

Chain saw carved sculpture of rusticated wood. The figure is enclosed in a plexiglass box.

Occupation -- Hunter -- Trapper

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Cadott

Riverview Park, Cadott, Wisconsin 54727

Nearby plaque reads: "The Cadotte Fur Traders. Among the fur traders who attained prominence in the Lake Superior region were Jean Baptiste Cadot and his sons, Jean Baptiste, Jr. and Michael, each married daughters of prominent Ojibwa Indians, became influential as merchants, interpreters, and mediators and were considered by the Ojibwas as chiefs. Michael Cadot established the permanent trading post at LaPoint on Madeline Island and with his family traded on the Chippewa River and tributaries as early as 1787 at various places, including Chippewa City, Jim Falls, and Cadotfolt on the Yellow River."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1995.

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