Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1764 - March 11, 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer. MacKenzie was born in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. In 1774 his family moved to New York, and then to Montreal in 1776 during the American Revolution. In 1779 he obtained a job with the North West Company, on whose behalf he travelled to Lake Athabasca and founded Fort Chipewyan in 1788. He was sent to replace Peter Pond, a partner in the North West Company. Wikipedia
The following contains the portion of Mackenzie's journal describing the fur trade route within the current boundaries of the Province of Saskatchewan. www.carlton.srsd119.ca/pa/Canoeing/alexander_mackenzie.htm
Note: in order to reach the park, hikers must still travel the last segment of the journey by boat, as did Sir Alexander MacKenzie. www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/alex_mack.html
In the 1770s a severe depression developed on Lewis, and in 1774 Kenneth Mackenzie decided to join his brother John in New York. www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=36643
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