Major Gilbert Field Airport -(4R5)

La Pointe was a trading post established by the French in 1693 on an island in Lake Superior. In the late 18th century, the American Fur Company took over and appointed Michel Cadotte the manager. Mr. Cadotte was married to the daughter of an Ojibwa leader. The chief's name was White Crane and the daughter Madeleine. Mrs. Cadotte most likely had an Ojibwa name, but the location of La Pointe became known as Madeline Island.

Madeline or Madeleine is a French name derived from the Greek Magdalene. Magdalene is a Christian saint. She was one of the apostles of Jesus, the chauvinistic attitude of t...