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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...

Science & Nature

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.

What Is That … on the Milkweed?

We were raised thinking, as the name states, that milkweed plants are unwanted weeds.  This summer we have noted increased numbers of milkweed plants...

“Walk on the Wild Side” nature hike at High Lonesome

On Sunday, September 10th, the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust held its 3rd annual “Walk on the Wild Side” with “naturalist Supremo” Michael Runtz at...

What Is that … Warbler?

Before we bought our cottage on Three Mile Bay, White Lake, we thought we knew something about birds.  We remember learning about robins, warblers,...

Nature photography workshop with Simon Lunn

Ready to get re-inspired about photography and the natural world, or just learn more about the craft? Join naturalist and photographer Simon Lunn on...

High Lonesome: Take a ‘Walk on the wild side’

On Sunday, September 10, MMLT once again is delighted to offer the community an opportunity to take a walk along the wilderness trails of...

What Is That … Squirrel Eating?

This article continues with the theme of gastronomic choices by the wildlife at our cottage, but this one focusses on what we see our...

What is That … Cottage Feeder Bird?

We try to respect Ministry of Natural Resources advice concerning not composting or having bird feeders at the cottage, given the risks associated with...

Water, water everywhere? Or Plastic, plastic everywhere?

Part 1:  the big picture by Theresa Peluso Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1798 This stanza...

QR code signs installed at Metcalfe Geoheritage Park

by Neil Carleton Metcalfe Geoheritage Park is located below the lower falls in Almonte on the Mississippi River. QR code signs were recently installed at Metcalfe...

What Is That … Beastie Eating?

In several of our previous articles we have referred to the eating habits of beasties we love to watch.  In this article we are...

What Is That… Dragonfly?

It is always a thrill when we identify, with the help of our friends, a new animal at the cottage.  In June we were...

VIDEO: Falls on the Mississippi

by Brent Eades I made this little video from my kayak earlier this week on the Mississippi below Metcalfe Park, filming the various branches and...

What Is That … Young Beastie?

We talked about various courting couples in our June 18, 2017 article. We are happy to provide further examples in this article of some of...

Robin White-Breast!

Brian Robinson sends this note and photo. This is a very interesting example of, I believe, a 'leucistic' bird -- one affected by a loss of pigment...
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