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Celebrating Solstice Together, June 20

Paddle with Indigenous elder. Drumming, Songs...

Civitan Club Father’s Day breakfast, June 21

Celebrate dad with a legendary breakfast! Almonte...

Sheila Schroeder — obituary

  Schroeder,  Sheila Rose (nee Smith) Passed away at...

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Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

Green Talk

Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

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What Is That … Early Arrival?

Every year, after making it through a winter full of blustery weather, we are happy to see the reawakening of mother nature, especially at our cottage on White Lake. ...

Report on MVFN talk: “Forgotten Canoe Routes of the Canadian Shield”

April 28, 2026 The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) held their annual Spring Gathering and welcomed a presentation by well-known canoeist, explorer and writer Hap Wilson.  He described the exhilarating...

Decluttering as environmental action

Emma Brown Everything we own will eventually have to go somewhere. How much stuff do you own? Do you ever think about where it will go when you no longer...
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Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

Green Talk

Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

For want of a birdhouse EMAIL ADDRESS CORRECTED

Just in time to enter the Backyard Beauties 2023 auction, the Naismith Men’s Shed is producing several models of birdhouses ready for decorating. These...

What Is That …Shade of Green?

Looking at the current expanse of white snow, drab leafless trees, and snow-laden evergreens, it is challenging to recall just how vibrant and green...

Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust welcomes new executive director

The Board of Directors of the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) is excited to announce that Stacie Lloyd has joined the land trust in...

Special creation for Backyard Beauties auction

WHAT IS THIS? Glenda Jones and Barbara Carroll are pleased to announce that local clay artist Chandler Swain will be creating a signature piece for...

Backyard Beauties online auction 2023

Calling Birdhouse builders! Are you like me? Would you like to decorate a birdhouse and donate it to the auction but, really, you cannot imagine...

What is that … Wasp?

We have a lot of wasps at the cottage, by our count at least 15 species, not so many considering there are over 500...

Spreading Our Wings: birdhouse construction tips

BACKYARD BEAUTIES 2023 Now the snow is here, the temperatures have dropped, and February – that longest, shortest month of the year – begins to...

What Is That … Ruffled Plumage?

While reviewing some of last year’s cottage photographs we realized we have several atypical images of birds with ruffled plumage.  These photos led us...

Spreading Our Wings – Birdhouse auction 2023

Remember Birdhouse Blowout, 2020 and Birdhouse Bonanza, 2021?   It is that time again and Glenda Jones and Barbara Carroll are happy to announce that...

What Is That … in a Name?

Perhaps this time of year, more than any other time of year, it is appropriate to give thanks to the many people who help...

What Is That … Final Fall Flower?

Near the end of a very pleasant October, we prepared the cottage for winter, draining the plumbing, beaching the floating dock, cleaning out the...

Leaves-a-Plenty

In October, we put out a call for 800 bags and you doubled that to 1600! (See our call for help in the Oct 12 Millstone News)....

November Nature Talk: Flying Squirrels

Contributed by Chris Baburek The subject of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists’ presentation on November 17th was Flying Squirrels. The presenter was Sasha Newar, a...

Tundra swans touch down on the Narrows by Clayton

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bev Relfe of Clayton sent us these notes today. Last Monday, Nov 28th, we noticed ten tundra swans, one was a juvenile, feeding...
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