ReCollections: Places featured in Parks Canada’s New Podcast
Parks Canada has just released five extensively-researched narrative documentary episodes of their new history and archaeology podcast “ReCollections.” Discover compelling stories of people, places, and events tied to National Historic Sites from across the land we now call Canada: L’Anse Aux Meadows, Dawson City, Gwaii Haanas, Louisbourg and Grosse-Île.
ReCollections is available wherever you listen to podcasts, on the Parks Canada YouTube channel, at parks.canada.ca/recollections, and on the Parks Canada mobile app. Check out the places below and listen to the podcast to meet experts from across the country and explore the sites, stories, and artifacts that bring history to life.
Places
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador
Episode 1: The Saga of Vinland
Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, and Haida Heritage Site
British Columbia
Episode 3: The Living Landscapes of SG̱ang Gwaay
Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues
Episode 4: The Quarantine Island
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
Nova Scotia
Episode 5: Enslavement and Freedom at a French Fortress
Road Map
Saint Lunaire-Griquet, Newfoundland and Labrador to Nova Scotia
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