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.
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Ontario: Thunder Bay – No Sleeping Giant
On the north shore of Lake Superior, the City by the Bay features 600 acres of parkland, fun and water activities for all ages, … Continue reading
Posted in Railway Adventures across Canada
Tagged art gallery, artisans, button blankets, Canada, Finnish food, fur trading post, Hoito restaurant, Kakabeka Falls, lakes, Old Fort William, Ontario, Ouimet Canyon, potlatch, Rendezvous, Silver Islet, silver mine, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Terry Fox, Thunder Bay, totem poles, Trans-Canada Highway
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Emerald Isle: Celtic Cultures
How are Celtic designs incorporated into the crystal vases in Moycullen? How is clay transformed into beautiful floral baskets of translucent china at Belleek? … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged artisans, Belleek Pottery, Bodrum Drum, Book of Kells, Celtic Cross, Celtic Crystal, china, County Galway, Denmark, Dublin, Fermanagh, Great Britain, harp, Ireland, Irish famine, Moycullen, Northern Ireland, Vikings, Waterford Crystal
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Islands of Malta: Exploring the Archipelago
After Napoleon takes possession of the Maltese islands from the Knights, Nelson and his fleet move in and blockade the French garrison. Today the … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged accommodation, Air Malta, artisans, Britain, Carmelite Church, Cominho, disease, docks, Europe, fossils, France, French garrison, Fungus Rock, General Masson, Gozo, Grand Master, Islands of Malta, Knights, law, Lucca Airport, luxury liners, Maltese dogs, Maltese lace, Manoel Island, Mdina, Mediterranean, Napoleon, Nelson, Order of St. John, primary education, quarantine, religion, St. John Ambulance, tourism, Valletta
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Argentina: The Andes Road
The North West is rich in history and has the most abrupt changes of climate and landscape in the country. The Andes road extended … Continue reading
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Tagged Andes Road, Argentina, artisans, Buenos Aires, cabildo, cemetery, Cerro de los Siete Colores, Charles V, crafts, Hill of the Seven Colours, Hispanic towns, Humahuaca, Jujuy, Lima, museum, Plaza, Posta de Hornillos, Purmarca, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Quebrada de Rio Grande, Saint Francis Solano, Salta, San Salvador de Jujuy, Santa Rosa, South America, Tilcara, Town Council, Viceroyalty
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