Historylands II
To fully understand where we are today, we must discover our past. Historylands celebrates the events, places and personalities of our rich land. From a famous shipbuilding town to a West Coast salmon cannery, from the Yukon Gold Rush to Canada's first provincial park, the second season of this absorbing series continues to document the nation's most compelling historic sites.
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Thursday April 15, 4:30am
Point au Pere
Pointe-au-Pere was built as a beacon to guide ships groping their way along the foggy reaches of the St. Lawrence River. But it has played many important roles since the first of its four...
Friday April 16, 4:30am
Old Fort William
When it opened in 1807, Fort William became vital to the success of the North West Company. Using Fort William as a halfway point, the fur traders could move furs from west to east in a single...
Saturday April 17, 4:30am
Lunenburg
Established in 1753, Lunenburg was settled by German farmers who would later become fishermen and shipbuilders, eventually gaining international fame as the builders of the Bluenose. (3 of 13)
Sunday April 18, 4:30am
Gulf of Georgia Cannery
The Gulf of Georgia is one of the last surviving nineteenth-century salmon canneries on the west coast. It was called the monster cannery when it was built in 1894, and was once BC's leading...
Monday April 19, 4:30am
Wanuskewin
For thousands of years, hunter-gatherers roamed the Wanuskewin river valley in Central Saskatchewan. The area contains 19 prehistoric archaeological sites representing some 250 generations of the...
Tuesday April 20, 4:30am
Quebec City
In the 18th century, Quebec City was the focus of a crucial struggle for power in North America. The British and the Americans were at war, vying for control of the substantial, relatively...
Wednesday April 21, 4:30am
Dawson City
Dawson City's flamboyant tale began on August 16, 1896, when three adventurers discovered gold on a small tributary of the Klondike River. In just one year, hundreds of entrepreneurs set up shop...
Thursday April 22, 4:30am
L'Anse aux Meadows
Anne and Helge Ingstad wanted to prove that Vikings came ashore on North American soil long before Christopher Columbus. After many years of combing the eastern coastline, they found the site, now...
Friday April 23, 4:30am
HMCS Haida
The HMCS Haida, Canada's most famous warship, first went into action in World War II. Her battle honours include service in the Arctic and in Europe, notably as part of the D-Day offensive. (9 of...
Saturday April 24, 4:30am
Skoki Ski Lodge
Skoki Ski Lodge was built in the 1930's in Banff's high country, by a group of adventurers who called themselves the Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies. It is a rustic log cabin, still accessible...
Sunday April 25, 4:30am
Algonquin Park
Established in 1893, Algonquin was the country's first provincial park. Its history is not only rich with an understanding of the meaning of parks, but also with the notion of wilderness, and the...
Monday April 26, 4:30am
Nan Sdins
The decaying mortuary poles of the Village of Ninstints are a poignant reminder of the once rich and thriving seafaring culture of the Haida people. (12 of 13)
Tuesday April 27, 4:30am
Bar U Ranch
Nestled in the foothills of southwestern Alberta, the Bar U Ranch was one of the foremost ranching operations in Canada from 1882 to 1950, and has survived and thrives to this day. (13 of 13)
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