Alexander Mackenzie was ... (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Mackenzie set off with nine men and a dog on May 9, 1793, paddling up the Peace River, looking for the continental divide.

In this exclusive excerpt from his new book Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage, author Brian Castner recounts a part of his 2016 journey retracing Alexander Mackenzie's ...

Alexander Mackenzie really got around. On this day in 1798, the Scottish explorer reached the mouth of the Dehcho River (‘big river ... as the Lewis and Clark expedition.” ...