You could say Michigan was built on fur pelts.
Native tribes were trapping animals for fur long before the French founded Detroit in order to control the rich fur trade in the Old Northwest.
We wondered what trapping is like in Michigan today.
Roy Dahlgren is the man to ask.
He's the District 3 President of the Upper Peninsula Trappers Association.
Dahlgren said trapping was at its peak before Michigan was a state, and that Mackinac Island was built to protect the fur trade.
Dahlgren said fur trapping has become a hobby where you can make a little money on the side. There are still some who rely on it as a good source of income.
In addition to supporting today's trappers, Dalhgren’s organization also works to get children involved in trapping.
*Listen to the full interview above.
