Mackenzie is a recreational hub with trail systems, picturesque lakes and is the gateway to Williston Lake, created by the WAC Bennett Dam on the Peace River. This site celebrates the historical significance of Sir Alexander Mackenzie’s journey through the area and includes a monument to ...
The majority of the field lies beneath the Mackenzie River which is ~ 5 kilometerswide at Norman Wells. In 1789 Sir Alexander Mackenzie noted in his journal that he had seen oilseeping from the river's banks. The Geological Survey of Canada later confirmed these seeps in 1888 (Stewart, ...
In the fall of 1792, Mackenzie and his party left Fort Chipewyan in their search for the North West Passage. After wintering at Fort Fork (close to the Peace River) on May 9th, 1793 Alexander Mackenzie, his party of nine men and one canoe started on their trek up the Peace River to ...
In October of 1945 individualsreturning from the spawning grounds on Big Buffalo River were examinedby Mr. P. A. Larkin whose notes have proved to be very valuable. In1946, measurements and counts of body parts of a number of inconnuwere made, and the writer, accompanied by .R. E. ...