Canadian Geographic Education’s series of giant floor maps gives students a colossal dose of cartography and is a powerful teaching tool

Source: Canadian Geographic, April 2013
Department: Feature stories

Tags: Canadian Geographic Education, Chris Brackley, Education, Maps, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, War of 1812

Article ID#: 3464

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

Blast to the past with a suite of historical tours

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2012
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Carolina Novotny

Tags: Amherstburg, Ontario, Brantford, Ontario, Châteauguay, Quebec, Fort Erie, Ontario, Gananoque, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Île aux Noix, Kingston, Ontario, Montérégie, Quebec, Morrisburg, Ontario, Ontario, Prescott, Ontario, Quebec, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Tourism, Tours, War, War of 1812

Article ID#: 3091

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

The cannons that fired on September 11, 1814 set off the Battle of Plattsburgh, the last fight of the War of 1812. Two Canadians go south of the border to make things right

Source: Canadian Geographic Travel, May 2012
Department: Feature stories
Contributors: Rick Boychuk , Patrice Halley

Tags: Lake Champlain, New York, Plattsburgh, New York, Treaty of Ghent, United States, War of 1812

Article ID#: 3093

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

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