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On June 14 1671, 350 years ago, Simon-François Daumont De Saint-Lusson, with a ragged band of French canoemen and Jesuit missionaries, laid claim to the interior of North America in a staged spectacle at Sault Ste. Marie. In the King of France’s name, Saint-Lusson claimed an immense territory that was ‘discovered or yet to be discovered’ that was bounded by the seas to the North, West, and South. Likewise, he claimed that “all the people inhabiting this wide country now become my vassals, and must obey my laws and customs.” The speech was then translated into an ‘Indian language’ by a trusted interpreter, a legal and illegal fur trader, adventurer, and general self-promoter Nicolas Perrot to about 2,000 First Nations people. The French raised a cross and planted a cedar post with the plate bearing the French coat of arms nailed to it next to the Jesuit mission. Following these erections Father Claude Allouez extolled the power of the French King, claim
Wet, Stormy Pattern Returns This Weekend, May Bring Flooding Concerns by Next Week
The Weather Channel 2 hrs ago Linda Lam
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A wet and stormy pattern will return to parts of the central United States this weekend and will persist into next week.
An upper-level low will slowly move through the West as disturbances track into the Plains. High pressure will be located over the East and this setup will result in a southerly flow into the central U.S., which will bring increased moisture into the region from the Gulf of Mexico.
Due to the slow movement of this upper-level low, this soggy setup will last into at least the middle of next week.