Parks Canada has unveiled five episodes of a new podcast series called ReCollections about the stories behind national historic sites.

Fetching as she is, the reconstructed French fortress is not the draw on this blustery day as a fierce winter storm approaches Cape Breton. It’s a 40-minute interpretive walk that quietly beckons because it speaks to how coastal erosion is impacting the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, its rocky shoreline and one of its centuries-old mass grave.

After chatting with Elizabeth Tait, you'll look at the costumed characters of national historic sites with a newfound appreciation.