Fort Simpson Attractions
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Fort Simpson is a community where the Liard runs into the Mackenzie River west of Great Slave Lake about some 480 km (298 mi.) from the Northwest Territories' southern boundary with Alberta.
It is the oldest settlement on the Mackenzie River and was founded by the North West Company in 1804 for the trans-shipment of skins and furs at this strategic junction.
The town got its name from the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, Sir George Simpson, after the two companies merged in 1821. In the decades that followed Fort Simpson was vital as a staging post for the vessels carrying furs, food and raw materials up the Mackenzie River.
It is possible to catch a planes from Fort Simpson to Nahanni National Park Reserve.
It is the oldest settlement on the Mackenzie River and was founded by the North West Company in 1804 for the trans-shipment of skins and furs at this strategic junction.
The town got its name from the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, Sir George Simpson, after the two companies merged in 1821. In the decades that followed Fort Simpson was vital as a staging post for the vessels carrying furs, food and raw materials up the Mackenzie River.
It is possible to catch a planes from Fort Simpson to Nahanni National Park Reserve.
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Fort Liard, Canada
(Near Fort Simpson)
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