Here the Arctic Red River joins the mighty Mackenzie River, and the village of Tsigehtchic (the village that won't die) perches on the other side of the Arctic Red River on an eroding river bank.
The Mackenzie River ferry is free and operates from 9 AM to 12:30 AM from breakup in the spring until freeze-up in the fall. In the winter an ice road crosses and follows the Mackenzie all the way north to the Arctic Ocean. Inuvik, the last village on the Dempster Highway is about a two-hour drive from here.
