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: St. Lawrence River
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
Québec City: Festival d’été – A Summer of Discovery
The Festival d’été de Québec is our opportunity to unearth the City’s past, discover the present, and glimpse the future. French buskers, acclaimed musical … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Battlefield Park, Canada, Chateau Frontenac, Citadel, English, French, General Montcalm, General Wolfe, Ile d’Orleans, Montmorency Falls, music festivals, Plains of Abraham, Québec City, St. Lawrence River, UNESCO, United Nations, walled city
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Québec City: The Battle for Canada
Two miles of rolling lawns and broad shade trees commemorate a 15-minute battle on September 13th, 1759, in which Louis-Joseph Marquis de Montcalm lost … Continue reading
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
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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