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: Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia – Tales and Trails
Rugged highlands, lobster traps and bagpipes. Tales and Trails reveals the history behind some of the major attractions in the Province of Nova Scotia … Continue reading
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Tagged American Revolution, Annapolis Valley, blacks, Cabot Trail, Canada, Cape Breton, Dutch, Empire Loyalists, England, Fortress of Louisbourg, France, Fundy tides, Germans, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Halifax, Huguenots, John Cabot, Lunenberg, MicMacs, North Atlantic Schooner Fleet, Nova Scotia, Peggy’s Cove, Quakers, Sainte-Famille vineyard, Sydney, The Bluenose, Tidal Bore, Tidal View Farm, William de Garth
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Les Îles de la Madeleine
Situated in the heart of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is a small group of islands, Les Îles de la Madeleine, known in English … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadian, adventure sports, archipelago, bakery, Canada, Cap-aux-Meules, cliffs, crafts, cuisine, dog sledding, eco-tourism, ecology, environment, ferry, fishing, French, fromagerie, glass blowing, harp seals, helicopter tours, history, ice fields, Jacques Cartier, jewellery, kayaking, La Grave, lagoon, les artisans du sable, Les Îles de la Madeleine, Madelinots, Magdalen Islands, maritime climate, mating season, Montreal, Museum of the Sea, nature, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, nursery ground, photography, picnic, Quebec, sand buggying, sand dollars, sand dunes, sea shells, seafood cuisine, seal pups, shipwrecks, smoked herring, St. Lawrence, walking, white coats, wind, wind festival, wind sports, wind surfing, zodiac
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Magdalen Islands #1: Culture and cuisine
An introduction to the history, culture and cuisine of Les Îles de la Madeleine, a relatively unknown group of islands belonging to Quebec and … Continue reading
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Tagged Acadian, Canada, crafts, fishing, glass blowing, history, Jacques Cartier, jewellery, La Grave, les artisans du sable, Les Îles de la Madeleine, Madelinots, Magdalen Islands, Museum of the Sea, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, sand dollars, sand dunes, sea shells, seafood cuisine, shipwrecks, St. Lawrence
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Les Îles de la Madeleine: Île d’Entrée
Tall, athletic and very, very, fit, Gaston led the way across the top of the cliffs striding through the high dune grasses and … Continue reading
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Tagged 'The Miracle' shipwreck, Acadian, Big Hill, Canada, Cap-aux-Meules, Farmer the horse, fishing, Gaspé Peninsula, Gulf of St. Lawrence, history, Île du Havre Aubert, Île d’Entrée, Irish, Jacques Cartier, La Grave, Les Îles de la Madeleine, Madelinots, Magdalen Islands, Micmac, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, sand dunes, shipwrecks
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Railway Adventures: Ride the Fundy Tide
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy is where the ocean flexes its tidal muscle. This 170 mile long ocean bay stretches between … Continue reading
Railway Adventures across Canada: The Journey begins
On our train journey we’ll travel 4,000 miles from the historic rail trails of Newfoundland to the Pacific Coast and explore historic cities, … Continue reading