Fort Resolution – Canada’s Wild and Beautiful

By Yrene Dee - The side-trip to Fort Resolution, the Chipewyan and Métis town on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, was one of the highlights of my trip to the Northwest Territories this summer. It was not only the beautiful town itself that captured my heart, but it also was the wonderful people I met during my short stay.

This tiny, remote community of 570 residents seems to be a forgotten destination on the tourist trail.

I stopped to get gasoline in Hay River the day before and mentioned my intention to visit Fort Resolution to the cashier behind the desk. He just shrugged his shoulders: “Fort Res, waste of time” he muttered, “nothing there”.

I didn’t let myself get off the hook so quickly. One purpose of my northern road trip was to visit all of Northwest Territories small communities with access roads.

It’s hard to imagine what it is like living in a remote northern community, surrounded by wilderness with hardly any people. The majority of southerners, as well as the rest of the world, know little about what life is like in Canada’s North.

The 84 kilometres (52 mi) tour to Fort Resolution from the Fort Smith Highway junction seemed to be a small price to pay to find out what this place was all about. And I’m glad I did.

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Yrene Dee is the founder of BackcountryCanadaTravel.com. She was born in Switzerland, lived and worked on different continents and travelled the world before she settled in Canada. She is an entrepreneur, wilderness nut, and animal lover who prefers off-the-beaten-track places. Follow Yrene on Twitter @backcountrycana, Facebook @ backcountrycanada, and Instagram @backcountrycanadatravel.

All photos by Yrene Dee.

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