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Fort McPherson | Northwest Territories

The page created by Jordan Zurstegge | Taylor Cooley | Kersten Cadotte | Gagan Bedi | Chimaroke Emenari | Red River College July 15, 1914. Photo by Kenneth Gordon Chipman – Canadian Museum of History, Wikimedia Commons

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Western Arctic

Known For:

Peel River | Dempster Highway stop | Gwich’in culture | Historic trading post | Lost Patrol Monument | Northern heritage

Best For:

Arctic Road Trips | Cultural Stops | Northern History | Remote Travel

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Fort McPherson, National Historic Site of Canada

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The hill with its spectacular views has been part of traditional Teetl’it Gwich’in lands for many generations. In 1840 John Bell of the Hudson’s Bay Company built the first Fort McPherson four miles upriver from here. Moved to this site in 1848, it was for over fifty years the principal trading post in the Mackenzie […]

The Lost Patrol Graves

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The Lost Patrol graves Spectacular Northwest Territories

The graves of the infamous “Lost Patrol” lie beside St. Matthew’s Anglican Church in Fort McPherson. They pay homage to one of the most tragic episodes in Northern history. In December 1910 four men from the Northwest Mounted Police left Fort McPherson on routine patrol to Dawson City in the Yukon Territory. Failing to find […]

Nitainlaii Territorial Park

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The park is perched on a cliff overlooking the Peel River and surrounded by stands of white birch and white spruce trees. It’s an ideal place to unwind for a few nights on the long journey up or down the Dempster.

Fort McPherson Tent and Canvas Shop

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Established in 1970, this community-based enterprise combines local traditional skills with current manufacturing and production methods to craft a wide selection of products, from canvas tents to cordura nylon travel bags to custom sewing projects.

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