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Own your own Taylor lawn bowls. One...

Pinehurst: Jane Jacobs and the positive side of Nimbyism

I attended the December 2, 2025 public...

Gingery Pork and Snap Pea Stir Fry

by Susan Hanna This recipe from Bon Appetit...

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A Huge Thank You!

To the people who stopped and helped my husband get up and get home after he fell while crossing Almonte Street—THANK YOU! We went immediately to the ER. Mike was...

they keep on walking

by Chris Cavan they keep on walking hearts attuned to love & peace the only way they know one foot ahead of the other over & over along the winding spiral of history hoping for change for something...

My friend Jim, or the best Christmas gift I ever gave myself

Editor's Note: This story's author told us, "My wife, Nancy Martin, spent her formative years in Almonte, and we go back to visit each September from our current home...
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Peter Nelson’s travels – San Fernando de Atabapo, Venezuela

by Peter Nelson  Time to move on.  Somewhere, at this point, “the decision” was made to continue upriver, to press on, not to go back...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela

by Peter Nelson   Ten days later, we pull into Puerto Ayacucho, and I hop ashore.  End of the line, I guess.  Don’t have a clue what...

Peter Nelson’s travel – On the Orinoco River

by Peter Nelson  A few garbled words with someone who may or may not be the captain of this vessel, and I step onto this...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Caracas and Ciudad Bolivar,Venezuela

by Peter Nelson   Caracas is where Virginia, Fernando’s older sister lives, and I’ve been using her address for mail since I left Costa Rica.  Virginia...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Tunja, Columbia

 Leaving Bogota, I’m on my own again.  Everyone else is either going back to North America or down to Cali, where magic mushrooms sprout in abundance.  Another sister of...

Peter Nelson’s travels – the road to Bogota

by Peter Nelson Awright!  FINALLY! South American soil! Every building in Cartagena seems to be made of stone walls, two feet thick and faded pink.  Since everything continues to be cheaper by the dozen, all 12 of...

Peter Nelson’s travels – San Andreas Island

 by Peter Nelson Eventually, I find the Colòn docks and hear of a likely captain.  But when I meet him, I’m almost defeated by my...

Peter Nelson’s travels El Salvador to Panama

by Peter Nelson On into El Salvador.  Still moving fairly fast, only one night in every stop until I find a nice little coastal town...

Peter Nelson’s travels – Mexico and Guatemala

by Peter Nelson When I open the door, the cavernous hotel room’s so dark, I can barely see the bed.  As in just about every...

The Peter Nelson travel stories – preface

Read the first of Peter's stories here  by Peter Nelson These are the stories of travels in the Southern Hemisphere from 1971 to 1975, hitchhiking whenever...

Peter Nelson’s travels to be published in the Millstone

In November of 2011 The Millstone published a profile of Mississippi Mills' chief librarian Peter Nelson who, it turns out, spent a fascinating 12...

Peter Nelson’s travels to be published in the Millstone

In November of 2011 The Millstone published a profile of Mississippi Mills' chief librarian Peter Nelson who, it turns out, spent a fascinating 12...

Thoburn Mill rooted in Almonte’s heritage

Sheppard's Falls – Shipman's Mills – Ramsayville – Victoriaville – Waterford- Almonte. Tracing the heritage of the Thoburn Mill is akin to tracing the...

Chores around the home

 By an Almonte ‘Native’  To stimulate discussion and relive memories……     Though our days seemed to be filled with chores there was always time for...
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