- File
- 1989
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Information produced about the 1989 expedition from Fort McMurray to the Arctic Sea.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Information produced about the 1989 expedition from Fort McMurray to the Arctic Sea.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Plans for the 1989 Expedition.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Plans and proposals for the 1992 expedition from Winnipeg to Peace River.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Plan for the 5 years of the Expedition project.
Several brochures produced at different times during the expeditions.
Canada Sea-to-Sea Expeditions Final Report
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Final report produced at the conclusion of the 5-year project.
Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Records detailing the planning and execution of the Canada Sea-to-Sea Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions, 1989-1993, to celebrate the bicentennial of the voyages of Alexander Mackenzie, who was the first European person to cross Canada and reach the Pacific Ocean. Expedition leader was Dr. Jim Smithers, of Lakehead's School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism.
Students traced Mackenzie's routes travelling by canoe and overland, and held events in communities along the way.
1989: from Fort McMurray, Alberta to Kendall Island on the Beaufort Sea
1990-1991: development of educational materials and full plan
1991: Lachine, Quebec, to Winnipeg, Manitoba
1992: Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Peace River, Alberta
1993: Peace River, Alberta, to Mackenzie Rock, British Columbia
Records include planning documents, brochures, sponsorship information, route maps, and reports.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Educational materials and several other documents related to the expeditions.
Planned route and stops for the 1991 expedition from Lachine to Winnipeg.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Funding and financial information for the Expeditions.
Frontier Guide: the Dewdney Trail: Rock Creek to Salmo
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Included as reference material. This small book describes the history and terrain of this region in British Columbia.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Describes early planning for the expeditions.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Includes copies of news articles about the Expeditions.
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Material from a 1988 conference for sponsors and stakeholders of the expeditions.
The Friends of Mackenzie Newsletter
Part of Canada Sea-to-Sea: Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions fonds
Several issues of a newsletter produced for those interested in the project.
A set of trading cards of the voyageurs (students) taking part in the expedition.