Ricing

Here at "The River Calls" we like to show you what the life of the first settlers in Northern Minnesota was like. A large part was gathering enough food to get through the next winter.

Wild rice was used as a staple food that would last all winter if properly processed and stored. It grew in the lakes and rivers and is a tall grass like plant with seed that matures in the fall and is harvested by using a canoe or small narrow boat. It was pulled over the side of the canoe and hit with another stick so that the rice landed inside the boat. 

It took a two person team with one picking and one poling, pushing the canoe along with a long pole.
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