Fort Carlton

Fort Carlton is a Hudson’s Bay Company fur trading post site in central Saskatchewan, Canada, now operated as a provincial historic site with reconstructed structures and exhibits. It was an important regional post in the 19th century fur-trade network.

The site includes a reconstructed fort compound, interpretive signage and a visitor centre with exhibits about the fur trade, Indigenous relations and regional settlement. Programming typically features guided tours and demonstrations related to 19th century trade and daily life at the post.

Established in the 19th century as a Hudson’s Bay Company trading post on the North Saskatchewan River, the fort served as a regional supply and trading centre and played a role in events around the 1885 North-West Rebellion. The original site no longer stands intact; the present fort is a reconstruction used for education and interpretation.

Located on the north bank of the North Saskatchewan River in central Saskatchewan, the historic site is reached by road from nearby towns and serves as a regional museum and interpretive centre for prairie and fur-trade history.

• Museum site: Operated as a provincial historic site with interpretive exhibits and reconstructed buildings that reflect the fur trade era.
• Historical significance: Associated with events of the 1885 North-West Rebellion and the fur-trade economy of the 19th century in the Canadian prairies.

What to See #

• Historic site components: A reconstructed Hudson's Bay Company-era fort and a visitor centre that interprets the fur trade, Indigenous history and local settlement in central Saskatchewan.