Hangings, saints, battles, natural beauty and the bones of our ancestors — a journey through history from Old Québec to the Gaspé Peninsula

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2013
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Rick Boychuk , Renaud Philippe

Tags: Fishing, Gaspé Peninsula, History, Quebec, Québec City, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Article ID#: 3481

A century after the start of the thrilling expedition that strengthened claims to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, the first Canadian Arctic Expedition remains a largely unknown part of the country’s history

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2013
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Anne Watson

Tags: Arctic, Arctic sovereignty, Artifacts, Canadian Arctic Expedition, Cartography, Expeditions, History, Karluk, Rudolph M. Anderson, Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Article ID#: 3429

Highlights from Winnipeg’s Magical Musical History bus tour

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, September 2012
Department: Gateway
Contributors: Shelley Cameron-McCarron

Tags: History, Manitoba, Music, Neil Young, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Article ID#: 3358

In 2012, the Niagara region dusts off old battle sites to commemorate the war that defined our borders

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2012
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Patricia Pearson , Tobi Asmoucha

Tags: History, Tourism, War, War of 1812

Article ID#: 3090

Re-enactments set storytelling and historical accuracy to a backdrop of pyrotechnics

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2012
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Amanda McNaughton , Harry Wilson

Tags: Historical reenactment, History, War of 1812

Article ID#: 3092

Minesing Swamp is a reminder that during the War of 1812 the harshest adversary was the land itself

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2012
Department: Gateway
Contributors: Adam Shoalts

Tags: History, Lake Erie, Minesing Wetlands, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, War of 1812, Wetlands

Article ID#: 3094

Georges Island in Halifax Harbour, home to 1812-era battlements, is now open to visitors

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2012
Department: Gateway
Contributors: Darcy Rhyno

Tags: Georges Island, Nova Scotia, Halifax Harbour, History, Nova Scotia, War of 1812

Article ID#: 3095

Old journals offer a glimpse of the Canadian North in the days before World War II

Source: Canadian Geographic, April 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Conor Mihell

Tags: Arctic, History, North

Article ID#: 3068

Virtual repatriation

Source: Canadian Geographic, April 2012
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Ryan Stuart

Tags: Archaeology, First nations, History, Museums

Article ID#: 3084

Everything is idyllic on the Kettle Valley Railway — until the bandits arrive

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, March 2012
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Mifi Purvis

Tags: British Columbia, History, Kettle Valley Railway Society, Okanagan Valley, Railways, Tourism

Article ID#: 3057

Soldiers, descendants of Loyalists and history buffs recreate a battle to demonstrate why the War of 1812 is still important today

Source: Canadian Geographic, January/February 2012
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Allen Abel , David Trattles

Tags: Crysler's Farm, History, Ontario, Saint Lawrence River, United States, War, War of 1812

Article ID#: 2889

Along one of the world’s greatest salmon rivers, archaeologists and First Nations elders discover clues to a turbulent past

Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2011
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Heather Pringle , David Campion

Tags: Archaeology, British Columbia, First nations, Fraser River, History, Stó:lo people

Article ID#: 2446

Development projects near Craigleith, Ontario threaten Petun Nation historical sites

Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2011
Department: Discovery
Contributors: Ned Morgan

Tags: Archaeology, Artifacts, First nations, History, Petun Nation, Wyandot Nation

Article ID#: 2448

Legends of Portuguese sailors and aged-port haunt ancient wine-vaults

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2011
Department: Gateway
Contributors: Adam Shoalts

Tags: History, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Wine

Article ID#: 1237

The remains of a young man who died on a glacier more than 200 years ago reveal details of his life and times

Source: Canadian Geographic, December 2008
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Heather Pringle , François Thisdale

Tags: Archaeology, British Columbia, Glacier, History

Article ID#: 320

Photos by an unheralded English photographer continue to shape our perception of early British Columbia, 150 years after it became a mainland colony

Source: Canadian Geographic, July/August 2008
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Frederick Dally , Monique Roy-Sole

Tags: British Columbia, History

Article ID#: 358