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: Rideau Canal
Europe & Canada – The Tulip Connection
We travel to Keukenhof Gardens in Holland, Tivoli Gardens in Denmark and Ottawa in Canada to discover the Tulip connection that takes place between … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Amsterdam, Annual Tulip Festival, bulbs, Canada, Denmark, Dutch Royal Family, flowers, forget-me-nots, Holland, horticulture, hyacinth, Keukenhof Gardens, landscaping, narcissus, Ottawa, Rideau Canal, spring, Tivoli Gardens, tourism, tulips, violets, WW2
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1812 – Part 18: Aftermath — Military Settlements
The British Government has run out of money and rather than have the soldiers who have fought in the War of 1812 return home, … Continue reading
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Tagged 100th Regiment, American, Blockhouse, British veterans, ByTown, ByWard Market, Captain Burke, Chippewa, Clyde, Court House, Duke of Richmond, Fenian Raids, Garrison Church, Goulbourn Township, Governor General, Immigrant policies, Irish, Lanark, Loyalists, Lt Roderick Matheson, McMartin House, Merrickville, Military Settlement, militia, museum, Ottawa, Perth, Perth Town Hall, Rideau Canal, Sam Jakes Inn, Scots, St. James, standing army, Tay Canal, UNESCO, Upper Canada, War of 1812
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1812 – Part 17: Aftermath – Fort Frederick
It’s the Aftermath of the War of 1812. Along with the Rideau Canal and Fort Henry, Fort Frederick is built as one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Addison Hot Shot Stove, caponier, carronades, Commandants House, curtain wall, draw bridge, dry ditch, earth works, Fort Frederick, Fort Henry, gun batteries, hot shot, Kingston, Kingston Harbour, Martello Towers, museum, Rideau Canal, Roof Top Artillery, Royal Military College Museum, Royal Navy Dockyard, Snow roof, Stone Frigate, tourism, UNESCO, War of 1812
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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 15: Aftermath — Building the Rideau Canal
Although the War of 1812 is over there is still concern that the Americans might invade again and the British remain vulnerable to … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginals, America, Battle of Chateauguay, Bytown Museum, Cataraqui River, Celtic Cross, Chrysler’s Farm, Colonel John By, English, French Canadians, Guinness records, Hoggs Back, India, Irish, Jones Falls, Kingston, locks, malaria, military, Montreal, Napoleonic War, Newboro, Ottawa, Parliament Hill, Rideau Canal, Rideau River, Royal Engineers, Sappers, Scots, skating rink, St. Lawrence, steamboats, tourism, UNESCO site, Upper Canada, Upper Canada Village, War of 1812, weirs
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