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Honey Baked Chicken Drumsticks

by Susan Hanna This sheet-pan recipe from NYT...

Naismith students visit the Almonte Lawn Bowling Club

By Maureen Dagg On June 17, teacher Joe...

For Sale: Solid wood furniture/brass accents

From the 1970s. Tallboy. $75 Two bedside...

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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

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John Dunn's Stories

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Celebrating creativity and community: Casey Gayton wins the 2026 Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! is thrilled to share some magical community news. On Friday, June 26, representatives from the festival attended the Almonte District High School graduation to present the second...

Tait McKenzie students curate book list for National Library Collection

Students at R. Tait McKenzie Public School are helping shape a future national library collection, curating a list of Canadian books for a new public space led by Library and Archives Canada...

Join the Almonte Legion Pipe Band — beginner lessons start this October

Have you always been captivated by the sound of bagpipes or the beat of drums? Now’s your chance to learn. The Almonte Legion Pipe Band is welcoming new members...
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An Artist's Notes

Notes from local artist Eileen Hennemann about her paintings.

Books

John Dunn's Stories

Lanark Lit Writing Competition

Pick of the Past

Neil Carleton – Explore Fossils at the Corridor Gallery

Almonte Branch library June 23 – August 1 The Corridor Gallery at the Almonte branch of the Mississippi Mills Public Library is excited to present a...

Chamberfest comes to Almonte

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025, 2:00 p.m. Almonte Old Town Hall  Ottawa Chamberfest, in partnership with Almonte in Concert, invites you to a special afternoon of...

5 Wednesdays in July concert series

Friends of Augusta Street Park community volunteers have come together to organize a great lineup for this year’s 5 Wednesdays in July concert series....

Children’s art on the Alameda

This Sunday the 29th of June at 3 pm the creativity of grades three to six students from Naismith Public School will be on...

Come out for Almonte Celtfest July 4-6!

Mark your calendar and tell your friends, Almonte Celtfest will be back in Gemmill Park for a full weekend of family-friendly entertainment July 4-6! The...

Thirty years of Almonte.com

by Brent Eades Some readers may know that besides looking after the Millstone website I also run the Almonte.com site. It occurred to me recently...

Call for submissions to new literary magazine, ‘The LAM’ EXTENDED

Art. Literally.  The LAM, a new Literary Arts Magazine, is seeking submissions from residents of Lanark County on the theme of darkness and light for...

The Mind Mappers by Eric Andrew-Gee

by Edith Cody-Rice Canadian history is full of the untold stories of social transformers whose influence extended far beyond their own lives. The Mind Mappers...

TWO EXHIBITIONS opening at Sivarulrasa Gallery

SUSAN TOOKE: HOOKED, May 31 – July 4, 2025 KAREN HAINES: LOCAL PRODUCE, May 31 – July 4, 2025 Combined Vernissage/Artists Reception: Saturday May 31, 2pm-4pm. From...

Online auction supports the Library

The Friends of MMPL Library 4th annual online auction, The Best of Mississippi Mills, is open for bidding on June 9 and continues until...

Death on the Island by Eliza Reid

by Edith Cody-Rice Eliza Reid is having an amazing moment for a debut novelist. The Canadian raised former first lady of Iceland, buoyed by her...

Summer author events at Almonte branch library

Tues. 20 May @ 6:30pm, Almonte branch library Ottawa-area resident, author Beth Granger with her book, Born and Razed: surviving the cult was only half...

Announcing the Noreen Young Award for the Arts

Puppets Up! and the Mississippi Mills Community Fund announce the Noreen Young Award for the Arts The Noreen Young Award for the Arts celebrates the life...

Almonte Readers and Writers –⁠ Delve –⁠ The horror of it all

The horror of it all ~ delve deep into the spooky world of writer Amelinda Bérubé, as interviewed by Elysia Rourke Presented as part of...
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