Explorers of the Pacific Northwest

Explorer Chronicles



These explorers lent their names to so many places in Western Canada, that they are household names. Vancouver Island, the City of Vancouver, the Frzer River, the Mackenzie River and Cook Inlet are all named for the explorers of the Pacific Northwest. The book tells the stories behind the maes. Trek with Mackenzie over land to Bella Coola and the Pacific Ocean; paddle with Frzer on his harrowing journey through Hell's Gate on the Fraser River en route to Georgia Strait; meet the Nootka people with Cook at Nootka Sound; chart the waters of Johnstone Strait in open boats with Vanouver; and meet the many Native peoples along the way that sustained and guided these explorers on their journeys of discovery.