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Documentary filmmakers find 1895 steamship wreck in Lake Huron. Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick set out to make a documentary about invasive quagga mussels in the Great Lakes. Along the way, they found the wreck of what is likely the steamship Africa, last seen on a stormy October night in 1895. 2988 words. 12 minutes.
The harsh realities of sealing life at “the Front”
16 hours ago · To a casual observer, it might seem a peculiar quirk that Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, ended its life as a Norwegian sealing vessel off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador.But the worlds of early polar exploration and the hunting of seals and whales were deeply intertwined. Norway had been sending ships into the White Sea in northern Russia alongside Danish and Russian sealers ...
Manitoba’s historic Dawson Trail with Pierrette Sherwood and …
1 day ago · Episode 93. Highlighting the new interpretive trail featuring a series of permanent art exhibits and 15 wayfinding markers showcasing traditional place names and the Dawson Trail’s historical legacy. Nov 12, 2024. Pierrette Sherwood (centre) and Mimi Lamontagne (right) at the western terminus of the Dawson Trail, the St. Boniface exhibit.
Why mountains matter in Canada | Canadian Geographic
Dec 11, 2020 · Given their diversity, Canada’s mountain ranges contain a staggering spectrum of ecosystem types and boast outstanding geological features, plants and animals. While mountains matter in their own right, Canada’s high places are also imbued with meaning from both long-standing and recent relationships between mountains and people.
The light stuff : Canada’s aurora borealis - Canadian Geographic
Dec 25, 2023 · The beautiful northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, will peak sometime in the next 18 months. While those of us living in the Far North of Canada see these night-sky lights on the regular, people who live farther south will soon get more opportunities as well. Auroras are hard to predict, although you can get good forecasts from ...
The cat came back: Canada’s - Canadian Geographic
Jul 21, 2021 · By Niki Wilson. As Siobhan Darlington approached the tangled branches of a forestry slash-pile between Rock Creek and Grand Forks, B.C., her tracking gear beeped ever faster. A six-year-old female cougar named C10 that Darlington had been monitoring through a satellite-linked collar was beneath the debris. Three months earlier, Darlington had ...
Can Geo Photoclub
Roosevelt Elk. <p>Beautiful backlight on a local elk resident in Youbou</p>. Taken by Alana Zaal. <p>Noticed this coyote on the otherside of the creek and only had about a minute to grab a couple photos, lucky for me he looked directly at me for a nice portrait before slipping back into the bush</p>. <p>J'ai fais la rencontre de cet ours ...
Canada’s 90 Greatest Explorers: Charting the unknown
Jan 22, 2020 · Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping. Although the iconic image of Samuel de Champlain is in a birchbark canoe, Champlain was a man with salt water in his veins. The boy from the port of Brouage went to sea as a small child.
The surprising story of how Vancouver became “Hollywood North”
Nov 5, 2024 · But here’s the thing — she never had a clear understanding of why Vancouver became the go-to spot in North America, after Los Angeles, to make films and TV, until now. Listen in as Grainger traces it all back to one thrilling, one-of-a-kind movie that was shot in Vancouver in the early ‘90s. A close-up of the Steamclock in Vancouver's ...
Issues - Canadian Geographic
Get the best of our award-winning, independent journalism delivered to your mailbox or via digital download six times per year. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society acknowledges that its offices are located on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Peoples, who have been guardians of, …