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The Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail (also Nuxalk-Carrier Route, [1] Blackwater Trail, or simply The Grease Trail) is a 420 km (260 mi) long historical overland route between Quesnel and Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada (53.269N,123.149W to 52.968N, 125.704W) Of the many grease trails connecting the Coast with the Interior, it is the ...
Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Located at the mouth of Elcho Harbour on Dean Channel , it enshrines the farthest point west reached by Alexander Mackenzie in 1793 and the rock he marked to commemorate his journey. [ 2 ]
Nazko is the gateway to the Nuxalk Carrier Grease-Alexander Mackenzie Heritage Trail. It has a sizeable Indian reserve, home to the Nazko First Nation, and is well known in ranching history. The first schools were built in 1950 by ranchers and homesteaders, and in 1960 by the government of Canada. In 1984, BC Hydro brought electricity to the ...
Multi-use trail that is a section of the Trans-Canada Trail. Mostly flat with a crushed limestone surface. Lynn Valley Trail: 11.8 km (7.3 mi) Simcoe: Port Dover: Simcoe, Port Dover bicycle-friendly trail Maitland Trail: Goderich: Auburn: Goderich, Auburn hiking trail Merritt Trail: 45 km Waterfront Trail at St. Catharines: Friendship Trail at ...
The Mackenzie River and Mount Sir Alexander are named for him, as is Mackenzie Bay, and the municipality of Mackenzie, British Columbia. [ citation needed ] There are a number of schools in Canada named after him, such as Sir Alexander Mackenzie Senior Public School in Toronto, [ 30 ] Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School in Vancouver, [ 31 ...
The nature of the trail can be seen to be beneficial for community development, [1] ... Alexander MacKenzie Heritage Trail, Canada; Canol Heritage Trail, ...
The Mackenzie provided the major route into Canada's northern interior for European explorers as early as the late 18th century. Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie travelled the river in the hope it would lead to the Pacific Ocean , but instead reached its mouth on the Arctic Ocean on 14 July 1789.
The name Grease Trail refers to one of the main commodities transported along the route—eulachon grease, a highly prized staple, traces of which coated parts of the route after centuries of use. It was this trail that Sir Alexander Mackenzie used in his historic overland journey west to the Pacific Ocean in 1793, traversing the river itself ...