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
Cayman Islands – Stingray City
Stingray City is a unique underwater attraction in the Caribbean. Originally attracted to the shallow waters off the Cayman Islands where fishermen cleaned their … Continue reading
Toronto 175 – Part 5: A Learning Experience
A brewer and a bishop, two of the central characters who brought their educational philosophies to York (today’s Toronto) in the 1800s.
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged architecture, Bishop John Strachan, Byzantine, Canada, education, Egerton Ryerson, Enoch Turner, Home District Grammar School, Jarvis Collegiate, Kings College, Lt. Governor’s residence, Norman, Ontario, Osgoode Hall, public schools, Romanesque, Ryerson University, St. Andrews Church, students, Toronto, Trinity Church, University of Toronto, Upper Canada College, York
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Railway Adventures across Canada: Vikings and Gros Morne, Newfoundland and Labrador
Revelations on location at L’Anse Aux Meadows, a base for the early Vikings, plus the geological diversity of the World Heritage site of Gros … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged alpine, arctic, boreal forest, Caitlin, Canada, fossils, geology, Gros Morne, Gulf of St. Lawrence, L'Anse Aux Meadows, Labrador, Long Range Mountains, longhouse, Newfoundland, Norsted, smithy butternuts, Tablelands, Vikings, Vinland, World Heritage
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Stingray City, Cayman Islands
With its spear-like snout, razor-sharp backbone and stinging fins rippling in the ocean, it headed my way. Deep down inside me there’s that yearning … Continue reading
Posted in Destinations
Tagged Caribbean, Cayman Islands, coral reefs, moray eel, scuba-diving, squid, Sting Ray City, swimming, tropical fish, underwater, yellow-tailed snappers
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1812 – Part 5: Rebuilding Fort York
After the Battle of York, the Americans destroyed the Fort, the Governor’s House and the Parliament Buildings. They then decided that the town of … Continue reading
Posted in 1812 and all that
Tagged Americans, archaeology, architecture, artifacts, Battle of York, British, documentary, English china, Garrison Common, Garrison Creek, Governor's House, heritage, history, John Graves Simcoe, Lake Ontario, Parliament Buildings, pottery, The Armouries, Toronto, Upper Canada, War of 1812, York
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Railways: Exploring St. John’s, Newfoundland
Exploring the City of St. John’s, Newfoundland, once the terminus for the railway and now enjoying tv fame as the base for the Republic … Continue reading
Journeys: In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens
The celebrated author Charles Dickens created colourful characters from his observation of life. He grew up in England at a time when the country … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Author, Battle of Waterloo, Betsy Trotwoods House, Bleak House, British Isles, Broadstairs, Charles Dickens, Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Dickens Fellowship, Dickens House, England, Festivals, Fort House, Great Expectations, Kent County, Napoleonic Wars, Pickwick, Rochester, Royal Albion Hotel
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Argentina: Tilcara – Legacy of the Incas
High in the Andes, an archaeological site reveals how the Incas affected the lives of the native peoples of north western Argentina and what … Continue reading
Toronto 175 – Part 4: Churches and Chestnuts
Religious fervor in the late 1700s when the Simcoes arrived, the challenges of building wooden churches in the early days of York, how Bishop … Continue reading
Posted in Toronto 175
Tagged 1812, bell ringers, Bishop Strachan, British royals, Canada, cathedral archives, Catholic, Church, Church Little Trinity, Churches, fires, Holy Trintity, John Graves Simcoe, Protestant, regimental colours, religious denominations, St. James Cathedral, Temples Community centres, Toronto, York
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Railway Adventures across Canada: Iceberg Alley
Our sea-kayaking adventure takes place at Cape Bauld on Quirpon Island, about as far north as you can possibly get on the rock. Here, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Cape Bauld, Iceberg Alley, Icebergs, kayaking, Labrador, Newfoundland, outdoor, Quirpon Island, St. Anthony, tourism
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