Radisson and des Groseilliers were French explorers and fur traders. Their discoveries led to the creation of the Hudson Bay Company, Canada's oldest corporation and one of the oldest merchant companies in the world.

Coureurs de bois -- The French settlement -- Young adventurers -- The partnership -- Winter in the North -- Success in Hudson Bay -- The expedition -- Life at sea -- Native life -- Two worlds meet -- After the expedition -- The HBC -- A lasting impression.