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: Quebec
Exploring Charlevoix – A World Biosphere Reserve
We drive from Baie-Saint-Paul to Tadoussac along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and explore the Charlevoix region of Québec to experience … Continue reading
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Tagged artists, bear-watching, beluga whale, Canada, Charlevoix, cuisine, Hotel Tadoussac, Humberto Pinochet, La Malbaie, Manoir Richelieu, micro-brewery, Parc des Grands-Jardins, Port-au-Persil, pottery, Quebec, Saguenay River, St. Lawrence River, Tadoussac, whale-watching, World Biosphere Reserve
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Québec: Charlevoix – The Flavour Trail
We travel La Routes des Saveurs along the St. Lawrence River and visit the chefs and farmers who have found creative ways for locals … Continue reading
Canada: Ottawa – A Capital Story
We take a balloon trip over Ottawa, originally a work camp for lumberjacks before being made Canada’s Capital City and drop by Kingsmere, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Balloon excursion, ByTown, Canada, Canadian Shield, Capital City, Gatineau Park, Kingsmere Estate, Kingston, lumberjacks, Montreal, National Capital Commission, Ontario, Ottawa, Parliament Buildings, prime minister, Quebec, Queen Victoria, Toronto, William Lyon Mackenzie King, WW2
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Gaspé, Québec: Exploring islands in the St. Lawrence
A cruise around the Gaspé Peninsula and up the St.Lawrence River with whales, dolphins, gannets, monoliths, fishing communities, canyons and waterfalls on the agenda. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anticosti Island, bird-watching, bogs, Bonaventure Island, boreal forest, Canada, Cruising, deer, dolphins, Empress of Ireland, fishing, foxes, gannets, Gaspé, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Harrington Harbour, Matapedia, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, monoliths, Percé Rock, photography, puffins, Quarry Island, Quebec, Rimouski, salmon, Sea Lions, shipwrecks, Vauréal Falls, whales
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Gaspé, Québec: Forillon’s unique environment
At the end of the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in Québec a rocky finger of land juts into the Gulf. Here, … Continue reading
Québec: Ancient Rocks & Gannets of Gaspé
The distinctive shape of the Percé Rock, a 375 million year old block of limestone that lies in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Gaspé Peninsula, geology, Gulf, heritage, Northern Gannets, Percé Rock, Quebec, Sanctuary, St. Lawrence River
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Gaspé, Québec: The Prince of Miguasha
An archaeological find at Miguasha along the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec has provided paleontologists with a vital link in the history of mankind. It … Continue reading
Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick
) We explore Kouchibouguac on the south east coast of New Brunswick, a national park established to protect the environmentally fragile areas of the … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginals, Acadian, Barrier Island System, beach, bird-watching, Canada, Carolinas, First Nations, Kelly Beach, Kouchibouguac, lagoons, marram grass, nesting, New Brunswick, nursery, Ontario, Quebec, recreation, rivers, sailing, salt marshes, sand dunes, seals, terns
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Québec – Spa for Men
An hour’s drive southeast of Montreal in the Eastern Townships of Québec is Canada’s oldest spa destination and one of the very first in … Continue reading
Québec, Canada: Snowmobiling in the Gaspé Peninsula
The Province of Québec in Canada covers an area almost as big as Mexico and with the long, snowy winters, much of this part … Continue reading
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Tagged Baie des Chaleurs, birch bark, Canada, Chic-choc mountains, cross-country skiing, European explorers, Forillon National Park, Gaspé Peninsula, Gespeg, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Joseph Armand Bombardier, Mexico, Micmac Interpretative Centre, miracles, Motel Adams, Notre-Dame-des-Douleurs, Parc de la Gaspésie, Percé Rock, Quebec, recreational trails, Sanctuary, skiing, snow shoeing, snowmobiles, spruce, United States, winter, winter sports
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