Friday, August 28, 2026
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Patrick Proulx — obituary

Proulx, Patrick Raymond Passed away suddenly on July...

Foe sale: Tools

Hausmann Tile Cutter 7". In good condition....

Volunteers needed for food festival

Festival Mississippi Mills Multicultural Food Festival Sunday...

What is That?

Latest

What Is That … on the Ditch Daisy?

The common white and yellow flowers of the ox-eye daisy are a familiar sight along the roadside and in the ditches near our cottage.  We begin to see them...

What is that … Serious Sipper?

The wildlife we see at the cottage eat a wide variety of foods, from seeds, nuts, insects, and snails to sap and nectar, amongst many others.  Perhaps it is...

What is that … Rapturous Song?

Some biologists define songbirds as those perching birds known for their almost musical songs.   While all birds vocalize to communicate, court, or defend territory, some bird songs are not...
Archive

What Is That … Magical Light?

Now for something completely different!  After preparing more than 120 articles for the Millstone News, focusing on some of the interesting species of animals...

What is that?  … Friend in the Garden

We have a new friend in the garden at the cottage ... the rusty blackbird.  We are using the word 'garden' in the broadest...

What Is That … April Flower?

It seems that in our enthusiasm for the end of winter we often prepare an article on spring flowers.  So you may recognize some...

What is That … New Species (Part 2)?

Yes, we wrote a 'new species' article along this line in the autumn, but we have many more new species from 2021, five of...

What Is That … Pappus?

While snowshoeing across frigid expanses of glistening snow near our home, we notice the tops of dead plants protruding through the snow.  Some of...

What is that … decomposer?

Recently, as we were composting some kitchen refuse, we were reminded of the critical role played by decomposers in recycling dead organic matter.  Usually...

What Is That … Construction?

As we settle into our comfortable, warm home in town, having left our three-season cottage on White Lake for the winter, we are reminded...

What is That … Fisher?

For some reason we cannot fully explain, we like to take photos of wildlife eating, ... whatever they are eating.  This interest may have...

What Is That … Shoreline Flower?

With autumn days growing shorter and colder we thought you might be warmed and brightened by seeing the varied shapes and colours of some...

What is That … Cottage Favourite?

Our key criterion for labelling a species as one of our cottage favourites is its identifiability; that is, once we have learned to identify...

What Is That … New Species?

This year marks our 16th year cottaging at White Lake.  As with other summers at the cottage, this year we managed to photograph and...

What is That … Species at Risk?

Earlier this summer we listened to a program on LAKE 88.1 describing the efforts of the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) and its good...

What Is That … Frolicking Family?

We have enjoyed for many years occasional glimpses of adult red foxes and periodically have seen young foxes, termed kits, during early morning spring...

What Is That … Masterful Mimic?

We have written before about wildlife camouflage, but it seems long enough ago that we thought we could take another go at the subject,...
1...456...13Page 5 of 13

FOLLOW US

millstonenews@gmail.com

Millstone News is a not-for-profit corporation and volunteer-run newspaper for the Mississippi Mills area. 

Publisher: Edith Cody-Rice; Proprietors: Edith Cody-Rice, Brent Eades. Head office: 43 Shepherd Street, Almonte

Learn More

Arts & Culture

Living

Science & Nature

Support Us

The Millstone is a volunteer-run  newspaper that does not accept paid advertising. We rely on donations to help cover operating costs. Won't you consider a small donation?




Copyright © The Millstone