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.
Tag Archives: Great Lakes
1812 – Part 16: Aftermath — Fort Henry
It’s the Aftermath of the War of 1812. In 1832 the British are still concerned that the Americans might return to attack Upper Canada. … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans, bagpipes, barracks, British, bugle, casemates, discipline, do den tap toe, drill, drums, Dry moat, England, Fort Henry, Garrison, Great Lakes, Kingston, lock stock and barrel, Martello Towers, military school room, Naval base, Naval dockyard, Officer’s Quarters, parade grounds, paymaster, re-enactors, Rideau Canal, soldiers, St. Lawrence River, Tattoo, tourism, UNESCO, Upper Canada, War of 1812, Welsh Fusiliers, Welsh goat mascot
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1812 – Part 11: The Sinking of the Nancy
A former Canadian fur trading vessel, HMS Nancy was the only ship left in the Upper Great Lakes after the Battle of Lake Erie. … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal allies, American squadron, Americans, Battle of Lake Erie, British fleet, Detroit, First Nations, Fort Michilimackinac, fur trade, Georgian Bay, Great Lakes, HMS Nancy, Lake Huron, Lieutenant Worsley, Mackinaw Straits, Nancy Island Historic Site, Nottawasaga depot, Nottawasaga River, re-enactment, Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Scorpion, the Tigress, Upper Great Lakes, voyageurs, War of 1812, “Siege of Wasaga”
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