Top 9 Places to Visit in
Fort Simpson | Northwest Territories
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Edhaa Historical Site
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Ehdaa National Historic Site of Canada is the traditional Dene meeting place on the flats at the southwestern end of Fort Simpson Island. From the fur trade period, the site remains important to the Liidlii Kue Dene who renew their ongoing connection to the place with seasonal celebrations at the Drum Circle. The Dene gathered […]
1987: Pope John Paul II in Fort Simpson
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The story of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Fort Simpson is well known across the territories. In 1984, Pope John Paul II expressed that he wanted to meet with the Indigenous peoples in Canada during his upcoming cross-country tour. But he was prevented from landing due to fog. He did so in September 1987. […]
Teepee
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Fort Simpson’s Papal Site is now home to the largest wooden teepee in the world, at 50 ft tall. The teepee stands in part to commemorate a papal visit in 1987.
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Beavertail Jamboree
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March A community winter festival in Fort Simpson featuring traditional games, snowmobile races, talent shows, youth activities, dances, sports and entertainment.
Open Sky Festival
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Around the Canada Day long weekend The Open Sky Festival is an annual multidisciplinary arts festival held since 2001. The festival serves as one of the only presentation & dissemination opportunities for artists & audiences in Fort Simpson & the Dehcho region. Audiences can expect to see a range of art forms from storytelling, moose […]
Virginia Falls
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Canada’s greatest wilderness waterfall is an easy flightseeing trip from Fort Simpson. At Virginia Falls, the South Nahanni River leaps off a 96-metre cliff, bisected by the great mid-river spire of Mason’s Rock, creating a gusting spray, and a shuddering Earth.
McPherson House
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Built in 1936, the McPherson House is a one-and-a-half storey squared-log dwelling that overlooks the Papal Flats in Fort Simpson. The McPherson House, prominently located at the southern edge of the original Hudson’s Bay Company compound on the Fort Simpson waterfront, provides an unparalleled view of the junction of the Mackenzie and the Liard Rivers, […]
Fort Simpson Territorial Park
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Fort Simpson territorial park is located near the McKenzie river and a local athletic park. This is a great location for bird-watching and listening to the chorus of northern frogs. Migratory waterfowl may be seen in season, including tundra swans and snow geese. A community trail around the perimeter of the community of Fort Simpson […]
The Lafferty Ferry – Liard River Crossing
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The central section of Fort Simpson is on an island near the south bank of the Mackenzie River. But industrial areas and rural residential areas are located along the highway, just beyond which is the Liard River ferry crossing.