It's Maple Syrup Time plus Linking Canada

It's Maple Syrup Time plus Linking Canada

From Time Warp by Paul Vorvis and Kate Butler | Canoe FM

March 27, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

The episode discusses early maple syrup production and the historical significance of Captain Cook's exploration and Alexander Mackenzie's contributions to linking Canada.

This week, the Spring season has almost sprung and Kate is using it as an opportunity to talk about early maple syrup production. Plus, in the late 1700's Captain Cook's exploration of Canada's west coast led to a boom in sea otter pelts. Sea otter pelts were the world's softest and most luxurious furs, and some people were willing to pay a small fortune to acquire them. Canada's North-West fur trading company was active in the interior, but not wanting to miss out on the bonanza they needed to find a land route to the west coast. Enter Alexander Mackenzie who explored and found a route - and in the process helped link Canada from coast-to-coast. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at timewarp@canoefm.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate Butler, Paul Vorvis

Topics covered

  • maple syrup production
  • Captain Cook
  • sea otter pelts
  • fur trading
  • Alexander Mackenzie
  • Canadian history

Keywords

  • maple syrup
  • Canada
  • Captain Cook
  • Alexander Mackenzie
  • sea otter pelts
  • fur trading
  • history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Haliburton Highlands Museum

Products: sea otter pelts

Places: Canada, Haliburton County

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