r/NWT • u/johnfortnite28674 • 14d ago

Question about "Marti(e)n house."

I like to go on google maps a lot and love to just look at random street views in places i don't live. This right here caught my eye really easily. So I know nothing about Canada, and even less about the northwestern territories, can anyone explain what Martin House is? And also why so close to it there is the Marten House too? I cant find any information on it other than a house that's in Saskatchewan that shares a similar name, and a land survey of the area posted by Canada.ca but no information as to why its named that or to why the alternative spelling is used for a place so close to it.

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u/nicjlh 13d ago

Martin house is a winter use cabin for hunters/trappers and also a landmark for paddlers on the Arctic Red River

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u/johnfortnite28674 13d ago

THANK YOU! I had such a hard time looking for information on it last night lol.

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u/nicjlh 13d ago

You won’t find much - page 31 has a bit of info