As one visitor described it in 1991, "the center looks like an archaeological site."

A visitor in 1819 described him as about 6 feet 3 inches, and in his later days was said of have weighed over 400 pounds.

In 1849 a visitor described him as the major businessman in town.

A visitor described their appearance as "cadaverous" and said that "they all looked in poor health."

A recent visitor to a Florida resort, for instance, described part of it as "polyester."

A western visitor who saw Senafe described it as a scene from wonder land.

He modeled the air with his hands, making the beautiful, precise gestures that earlier visitors had described.

A visitor to the complex in 1832 described the dust as "almost suffocating".

The visitors described him as a man about 80 with handsome figure and countenance.

By the 1790s and early 19th century, visitors often described the "great mixture of blood" at Kahnawake.