Fort Nelson

Fort Nelson straddles the Alaska Highway in northeastern British Columbia, and its position on this wartime route has made it a service centre for the Northern Rockies. The town lies near the Muskwa and Fort Nelson rivers, amid the broad boreal lowlands of Canada’s northeast. Construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942 transformed a settlement with roots in the fur trade. Fort Nelson Heritage Museum documents local transportation, military and community history, while roads beyond town cross a sparsely settled region toward the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Find related webcams in the surrounding Northern Rockies to build a fuller picture of Fort Nelson and northeastern British Columbia.

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