Friday, July 17th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The St Lawrence
The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal.
Mysteries From Above A Whole Lot of Holes
Exploring some of the most cavernous places on the planet, including an expansive Siberian crater with no explainable origin, Greenland's bizarre black holes, an ancient forbidden well in the Yemeni desert, and a voluminous void in Antarctica.
Extreme Weather Salvage End of the Line
Salvaging a 50-foot motor yacht in Islamorada, Fla.; a 44-foot launch hung up on a dam on the Mississippi River; repairing a major storm gate in the British Isles.
How Did They Build That? Skywalks & Suspensions
Uncovering the design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Audain Museum and more.
How Did They Fix That? Abandoned Oil Wells
Mike Davidson goes on a cross-country road trip to help the Well Done Foundation; they work to find and cap some of the estimated 2 million leaking, toxic abandoned oil and gas wells scattered throughout the U.S.
Scanning History Mapping the Amber Road
Deploy futuristic lidar technology to map the Amber Road, an ancient trade network linking the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean. Follow researchers as they retrace the route and reshape our understanding of historical trade and cultural exchange.
Buried Evidence Out of Place
Learning how displaced artifacts spark fresh investigations and rewrite timelines; unearthing a forgotten tragedy in a remote mountain lake in India, checking out footprints that change human migration stories; reopening an ancient cold case.
History Unsolved: The Investigation Files Reign of Terror
Revisit the crimes of Jack the Ripper as investigators try to ID his first victim; chase the Mad Gasser, who terrorized an Illinois town in 1944, then hunt for the Servant Girl Annihilator, a killer who stalked Austin, Texas, in the darkness.
Scanning History Mapping the Amber Road
Deploy futuristic lidar technology to map the Amber Road, an ancient trade network linking the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean. Follow researchers as they retrace the route and reshape our understanding of historical trade and cultural exchange.
Buried Evidence Out of Place
Learning how displaced artifacts spark fresh investigations and rewrite timelines; unearthing a forgotten tragedy in a remote mountain lake in India, checking out footprints that change human migration stories; reopening an ancient cold case.
History Unsolved: The Investigation Files Reign of Terror
Revisit the crimes of Jack the Ripper as investigators try to ID his first victim; chase the Mad Gasser, who terrorized an Illinois town in 1944, then hunt for the Servant Girl Annihilator, a killer who stalked Austin, Texas, in the darkness.
How the Nazis Lost the War Strange Bedfellows
Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.
Air Warriors Hawker Hurricane
The overlooked underdog of British fighter planes; fast and versatile, the dogfighter doubled as a bomber and ground support aircraft in every theatre of WWII.
Secret Ops: Revealed Enemy of the State New
Join intense manhunts for the world's most wanted terrorists and outlaws. Investigate the covert raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, trace the tragic trap set for a dissident journalist, and track a notorious arms dealer nabbed in a huge DEA sting.
How the Nazis Lost the War Strange Bedfellows
Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.
Air Warriors Hawker Hurricane
The overlooked underdog of British fighter planes; fast and versatile, the dogfighter doubled as a bomber and ground support aircraft in every theatre of WWII.
Secret Ops: Revealed Enemy of the State
Join intense manhunts for the world's most wanted terrorists and outlaws. Investigate the covert raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, trace the tragic trap set for a dissident journalist, and track a notorious arms dealer nabbed in a huge DEA sting.
How the Nazis Lost the War Strange Bedfellows
Germany's selection of strange bedfellows in the form of despots and dictators comes back to haunt them.
Mysteries From Above A Whole Lot of Holes
Exploring some of the most cavernous places on the planet, including an expansive Siberian crater with no explainable origin, Greenland's bizarre black holes, an ancient forbidden well in the Yemeni desert, and a voluminous void in Antarctica.
Extreme Weather Salvage End of the Line
Salvaging a 50-foot motor yacht in Islamorada, Fla.; a 44-foot launch hung up on a dam on the Mississippi River; repairing a major storm gate in the British Isles.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The St Lawrence
The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Potomac, USA
Navigating the historic Potomac River from West Virginia to Chesapeake Bay, passing through Washington, D.C. and the national monuments and ending at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate.
Mysteries From Above From Far Above
A perfect circle carved around an ancient peak; a scary phenomenon in the Pacific; strange shapes in a Middle Eastern desert; a formation below the ocean's surface.
Extreme Weather Salvage Tidal Race
Jeremy Birch takes on a salvage to raise a vessel with a concrete hull; it's been in the Fraser River for a month, collecting silt and mud, adding 30 tons to its deadweight.