. Annals of Fort Mackinac . OUIS HENNEPIN. Louis Hennepin, a Recollect of the order of St. Francis,was born at Ath, France, in 1645. He sailed for Canadain 1675, on the Saint Honore. LaSalle was, also a pas-senger on the same vessel. Hennepin left Quebec in 1678, and set out with LaSalle toexplore the country lying south and west of Lake Michigan. On Caynga Creek, a tributary of the Niagara Kiver, intowhich it empties from the American side, five miles abovethe Falls, LaSalle built the Griffon, upon which theyembarked, setting sail August 7th, arriving atMichilimackinacAugust 27th, 1679. From
. Annals of Fort Mackinac . OUIS HENNEPIN. Louis Hennepin, a Recollect of the order of St. Francis,was born at Ath, France, in 1645. He sailed for Canadain 1675, on the Saint Honore. LaSalle was, also a pas-senger on the same vessel. Hennepin left Quebec in 1678, and set out with LaSalle toexplore the country lying south and west of Lake Michigan. On Caynga Creek, a tributary of the Niagara Kiver, intowhich it empties from the American side, five miles abovethe Falls, LaSalle built the Griffon, upon which theyembarked, setting sail August 7th, arriving atMichilimackinacAugust 27th, 1679. From his minute desciiption of the bay, the shore, etc., theRev. Edward Jacker says: The Bay where the Griffonanchored is that which is overlooked by two steep and rockybluffs famous in Indian tradition, and called by the Indians He and She Eabbit. The former is known as Rab-bits Back. The Kiskakon Otawas were there in 1677. 1679. They arrived at Green Bay September 22d, andfrom there LaSalle sent the Griffon back, audit is sup-. North Sally-Port. 28 ANNALS OF FORT MACKINAC. posed to have been wrecked off the entrance to Green Bay,as a severe storm arose, and it did not reach various mishaps Hennepin reached the Mississippi,which he ascended to the Falls of St. Anthony, in the springof 1680. 1680. Dulnth and Hennepin arrive from the Upper Mis-sissippi, by way of Green Bay. They winter at St. Ignace. 1681. LaSalle passes St. Ignace on his second journey toniinois. M. De Villeraye is appointed commandant byFrontenac about this time. 1683. The fur trade declines in consequence of thedanger of transportation, occasioned by Iroquois distress among the traders, and dissatisfaction amongthe Indians. 1684. Mons. De La Durantaye in command at Michili-mackinac. The French and Indian forces commanded byDe La Durantaye, with Duluth as lieutenant, and Perrot as manager of the Otawas, set out to join in De La Barresinglorious expedition against the Iroquois. T
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