ReCollections: Places featured in Parks Canada’s New Podcast

by Audrey Gray  | Archaeological Sites, Park/Landscape

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

Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site

Dawson City, Yukon

Episode 2: A Ruby in the Rough

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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