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.
Author Archives: On Top Of The World
Toronto #23: The Great Fire of 1904
Archival film footage of the Great Fire of 1904 reveals fascinating scenes of early Toronto, the streets, stores, citizens along with turn of the … Continue reading
Toronto #22: The Police and the City
In the early days of Toronto, every fit man was expected to put in a few nights on watch duty. It wasn’t until 1834 … Continue reading
Toronto #21: High Park – Legacy of the First City Engineer
Railway Barons took the land reserved for Parks and cut the City of Toronto off from the waterfront. John Howard, the first City Engineer … Continue reading
Toronto # 20 –Yonge Street and the TTC
Archival film footage combines with intriguing stories to reveal the history of Toronto’s transportation system. It all started when Governor Simcoe built Yonge Street, … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged archival footage, Big Dig, Bloor Street, Bloor Viaduct, Canada, coal stoves, documentary, Don Valley, Eglinton, Governor Simcoe, history, horse-drawn cab, Industrial Exhibition, military road, Ontario, Sir George Yonge, St. Lawrence Market, stage coaches, streetcars, subway, Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission, transportation, TTC, Union Station, Yonge Street, York
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Ontario, Canada: Paddling and Photography in Georgian Bay
A sea-kayaking, camping and photography experience out of Killarney on the northern shores of Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. Paddling through the pristine wilderness … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged camping, Canada, Fox islands, Georgian Bay, Group of Seven, Islands, Killarney, lake, mature travellers, Ontario, paddling, painting, photography, pink granite, Rob Stimpson, sea-kayaking, specialty vacations, sunset, swimming, tourism
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Caribbean: Turks and Caicos
We experience an all-inclusive family resort in the Turks and Caicos, a small group of islands in the Caribbean just south of the Bahamas. … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged accessible, all-inclusive resorts, Bahamas, beach, beaches, Caicos, Caribbean, Cheshire Hall plantation ruins, Conch Farm, coral reef, diving, golf, Islands, Junkanoo, reggae, Sandals, sea cycles, snorkeling, spa, Turks and Caicos, water sports
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Germany – Romantic Heidelberg
The romantic City of Heidelberg lies in the valley of the River Neckar, a tributary of the River Rhine. For centuries the City has … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Baroque architecture, castle, fortress, Germany, Gothic churches, Heidelberg, Huckleberry Finn, King James 1st, Mark Twain, Medicine, Philosopher’s Way, Princess Elizabeth, River Neckar, River Rhine, Student prison, The Student Prince, Theology, Thirty Years War, University of Heidelberg, William Turner
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Guatemala – The Mayan Villages
Guatemala, one of South America’s most colourful countries reveals a Spanish style of architecture that is notable in the small villages that surround the … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Antigua, Catholic, Chichicastenango, Churches, cofradias, Colonial, Guatemala, highlands, iconography, Lake Atitlan, markets, Maximon Shrine, Maya, Mayan Earth God, Pasqual Abaj, quetzals, religious festivals, rituals, Ry Laj Man, San Francisco, Santiago, Santo Tomas, Spanish architecture, villages, volcanoes, Xecul
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Robben Island, South Africa – In the footsteps of Nelson Mandela
Robben Island in South Africa is now a Museum and World Heritage site. It is located across Table Bay opposite Cape Town and has … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged apartheid, bontibok, Cape Town, democratic republic, documentary, ferry, freedom fighters, history, hospital, leper colony, maximum security prison, national monument, ostrich, penguins, prison, quarantine station, Robben Island, Table Bay, Table Mountain, Walter Sisulu, World Heritage Site
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Cayman Islands – Flora Fauna and Scuba for Kids
The Cayman Islands is well known as one of the best places to scuba dive on the planet and in this feature we discover … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged "Cayman Islands (Country)", "Elizabeth II (Monarch)", "Grand Cayman (Island)", "Scuba Diving (Sport)", "Swimming (sport)", Birthplace of Democracy, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Cayman Turtle Farm, England, Ethno-botanic plants, fauna, flora, Floral Colour Gardens, Grand Cayman, green sea turtles, Hell, Heritage Garden, hurricanes, Pedro Castle Museum, Queen Elizabeth 11 Botanic Gardens, Sand Garden, Sassi, scuba-diving, snorkeling, sport, underwater, William Eden, Wiltshire
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