Where did the voyageures live?

Answer 1

Voyageurs were a group of licensed fur traders in New France (before Quebec was a Province) Ranging out from Montreal they traded around the Great Lakes and participated in exploration in the western regions. Prior to the licensing of the voyageurs there were "coureurs des bois" (runners of the woods) who were individual who engaged in the fir trae witout permission. Both groups lived along the St Lawrence River but spent winters in settlements and with First Nations people in the western regions around the Great Lakes. As the fur trade moved West so did they.

Answer 2

Voyageurs were a group of licensed fur traders in New France (before Quebec was a Province) Ranging out from Montreal they traded around the Great Lakes and participated in exploration in the western regions. Prior to the licensing of the voyageurs there were "coureurs des bois" (runners of the woods) who were individual who engaged in the fir trae witout permission. Both groups lived along the St Lawrence River but spent winters in settlements and with First Nations people in the western regions around the Great Lakes. As the fur trade moved West so did they.