Merv O. Ahrens

Merv O. Ahrens is an independent researcher from Canada who lives immediately adjacent to the Minnesota - Ontario boundary that traces the historic waterway into the Northwest. Following his retirement as an educator he has focused on the early history of his region. The development of the local fur trade and the geopolitics surrounding the establishment of international boundary in the Lake of the Woods - 49th N parallel part of the continent are his current interests. He has presented his findings at a number of conferences and has authored several journal articles on these topics.