About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Toronto 175 – Part 2: The Founding of York
Simcoe chooses a natural harbour for the foundations of York and builds a Fort at the entrance to protect the new town.
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged 1812, archaeology, Don Mills, educational, history, John Graves Simcoe, Ontario, Todmorden, Toronto, tourism, USA, York
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1812 – Part 2 – The story of Laura Secord
Laura’s walk to warn British troops of an American invasion may have contributed in saving Upper Canada from becoming a U.S. State, but it … Continue reading
Turbulence: Flying high
When returning from Rome on an Alitalia flight, some people were sleeping and others watching the movie when we hit a major area of … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Air Traffic Control, airlines, Alitalia, Calgary, Chinook, Clear Air Turbulence, glaciers, pilots, Rome, sun reflection, thunderstorms, turbulence
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Akko: The Underground Crusader Capital
Eliezer Stern is excited – he’s just discovered the toilets. Any traveller who has been confined to a mini-van for two hours knows the … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Acre, Akko, Arabs, archaeology, Austrian, Bahaullah, Baha’i Centre, bazaar, British, Christianity, Convent, coppersmith, Crusader Capital, Egyptians, Exodus, Haifa, iconography, Israel, Jerusalem, Knights Hospitallers, Mamelukes, Mediterranean, Monastery, Mosque, Muslims, nargilla, Old Acre Development Company, Order of St. John, Ottomans, Phoenicians, Pisan Quarter, Richard the Lionheart, Romans, spices, Synagogue, Syria, toilets, Turkish, Turkish coffee, Underground Crusader City, UNESCO
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1812 – Part 1: The War begins
War is announced – but in 1812 civility reigns. The British officers are entertaining their American counterparts at Fort George and so war will not start … Continue reading
Posted in 1812 and all that
Tagged black militia, British, canon, First Nations, Fort George, Isaac Brock, military, militia, muskets, Niagara, outdoors, re-enactments, tourism, Upper Canada, War of 1812
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Journeys: Following in the footsteps of Jane Austen
It was in the wealthy Roman spa town of Bath during the Georgian period and Napoleonic Wars that Jane Austen wrote some of her … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Addison's Disease, Assembly Rooms, Author, Bath, Beechen Cliff, Chawton village, Claude Loraine, Daylight Robbery, Emma, England, English Heritage, Georgian, Gold Hill, Grand Tour, Henry Hoare, Jane Austen, John Wood, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Pump Room, Sense And Sensibility, Shaftesbury, Stourhead Gardens, Winchester Cathedral, Window Tax
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Toronto 175 – Part 1: In the beginning
A natural harbour and a perfect meeting place for the First Nations peoples who first visited the area to fish and hunt. Later French … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged 1793, archaeology, Black Creek Village, Don River, Fort Rouille, Fort York, history, John Graves Simcoe, Lake Ontario, Ontario, Pioneers, Scadding's cabin, Simcoe, Toronto, Upper Canada, York
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Germany: Rhine Cruise
Vinyards, castles, small villages, and historical cities can be explored when we board a small cruise ship in Dusseldorf and travel up the Rhine River. For … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Castles, Cologne, Cruising, Dusseldorf, Germany, Heidelberg, Rhine River, Vinyards
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