Canadian Geographic Travel - May 2012

Reliving the War of 1812

Canadian Geographic Travel Magazine September 2011

Want a tour of history? Check out our driving tours for three-day, two-day and one-day itineraries to relive the stories of the War of 1812.

Also in this issue:

PICTORIAL: Re-enacting battles from the War of 1812
FEATURE: There’s more to Niagara than waterfalls and wine. For a rich does of military history, tour the forts that line the Niagara River.
Minesing Swamp illustrates nature’s role in the War of 1812
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Herbert Fairlie Wood writes about the battle of Stoney Creek in the March 1962 issue of the Canadian Geographical Journal

War of 1812 tours

War of 1812 turns 200
In 2012, the Niagara region dusts off old battle sites to commemorate the war that defined our borders
By Patricia Pearson with photography by Tobi Asmoucha

War of 1812 tours
Blast to the past with a suite of historical tours
Research by Carolina Novotny

Weekend warriors
Re-enactments set storytelling and historical accuracy to a backdrop of pyrotechnics
Photography by Amanda McNaughton with text by Harry Wilson

The last battle
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.
By Rick Boychuk with photography by Patrice Halley

Wetlands
Swamped by history
Minesing Swamp is a reminder that during the War of 1812 the harshest adversary was the land itself
By Adam Shoalts

Tours
History island
Georges Island in Halifax Harbour, home to 1812-era battlements, is now open to visitors
By Darcy Rhyno

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