▁lake . ▁About ▁half way ▁up ▁the ▁river , ▁the ▁English ▁River ▁led ▁to ▁Fort ▁Alb any ▁on ▁James ▁Bay . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 9 ▁Daniel ▁Gre ys ol on , ▁Sie ur ▁du ▁L h ut , ▁reached ▁the ▁western ▁tip ▁of ▁Lake ▁Super ior . ▁In ▁ 1 6 8 8 ▁Jacques ▁de ▁No y on ▁went ▁from ▁K amin ist iqu ia ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Rain y ▁Lake ▁and ▁perhaps ▁beyond . ▁He ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁followed ▁by ▁cou re urs ▁des ▁bois , ▁who ▁may ▁have ▁got ten ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Lake ▁W inn ip eg . ▁They ▁left ▁no ▁records , ▁but ▁the ▁English ▁on ▁Hudson ▁Bay ▁heard ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁cou re urs ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 8 ▁if ▁not ▁earlier . ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 7 ▁Zach arie ▁Rob ut el ▁de ▁La ▁N ou e ▁tried ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁pen et rate ▁the ▁area . ▁▁ ▁Open ing ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁west ▁of ▁Lake ▁Super ior ▁by ▁a ▁European ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁La ▁V ér end ry e ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 1 – 1 7 4 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 1 ▁his ▁men ▁built ▁a ▁post ▁on ▁Rain y ▁Lake . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 2 ▁he ▁built ▁Fort ▁Saint ▁Charles ▁on ▁Lake ▁of ▁the ▁Wood s . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁almost ▁reached ▁Lake ▁W inn ip eg ▁but ▁was ▁blocked ▁by ▁ice . ▁In