[7] Both rivers were traditionally trade routes for the Hudson's Bay Company and the native Dene people of the area.

Fort Simpson can be reached by air, water and road and has full secondary and elementary school service.

The central section of the community is on an island near the south bank of the Mackenzie River, but industrial areas and rural residential areas are located along the highway as far as the Fort Simpson Airport, just beyond which is the Liard River ferry crossing.

He did so in September 1987 near the end of the tour of the United States, making a side trip to Fort Simpson.

Festival events include musical, theatrical, and other performances as well as traditional Dehcho Dene Crafts, visual arts, new media exhibitions, workshops, and demonstrations.

[15] Fort Simpson has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with long, cold winters and warm but short summers.

Transition seasons are extremely short, and the year is on average dominated by the winter and to a lesser extent, summer.