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 2014
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
New Brunswick: Acadian Legacy
) Mary’s Point Shorebird Reserve is testimony to how one person can make a difference. Mary Majka who died in February set out to … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadia, Antonine Maillet, Bay of Fundy, Brittany, Cajuns, Canada, colonists, dykes, English, Fort Beauséjour, French, Le Pays de la Sagouine, Maritime Provinces, Mary Majka, Mary’s Point Shorebird Reserve, New Brunswick, New Orleans, Sackville, salt marshes, sandpipers, shorebirds, Tantramar, theatre
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Fundy and Hopewell Parks, New Brunswick
) Dramatic tides have made the Bay of Fundy one of the marine wonders of the world. The tides surge up to 15 metres … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadian forest, Bay of Fundy, Canada, chipmunks, Fundy National Park, Fundy tides, Guinness Book of Records, Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick, parks and reserves, Petitcodiac River, rivers, squirrels, waterfalls, white tail deer, wildlife
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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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