[1] Back's fort was made up of a main house with several smaller ones that were constructed from logs.

It was intended to be used as winter quarters while searching for the lost expedition of John Franklin, but it was again abandoned after one season.

[2] It was not a fur trading outpost although the site was later used by trappers in the Thelon River area.

[4] It is described by Parks Canada as the "oldest continuously operating Hudson's Bay Company post, 1833".

Together with the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, Parks Canada is working to preserve and protect the site, which has resulted in the chimneys being rehabilitated.