La Salle continued south by canoe while the Griffin prepared to retrace its journey. Father Louis Hennepin, a Catholic missionary who accompanied La Salle, wrote that the ship fired a farewell cannon ...

WHAT began as a bad night for Jacob Cortez slowly turned into a test of faith and fate. Early on, nothing seemed to fall his way. His touch felt off, his confidence wavered, and their back-to-back ...

Particularly intriguing was the tale of the Griffin, a vessel that La Salle built and sailed from Niagara Falls to the shores of present-day Wisconsin before sending it back for more supplies. It ...