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Tag Archives: almonte
Almonte, Ontario – A bit of History and Architecture
This blog entry will be focusing on a bit of the architecture and history of Almonte. (Location) Although a few photos of the Mississippi River and the Great Falls are included in this post, please refer to previous blog entries … Continue reading
Posted in Almonte, Canada Explorer, Ontario
Tagged Almont, almonte, Almonte Knitting COmpany, Almonte Post Office, beautiful views, Beckwith Limestone, bedrock, brick wall, electrical power generation, electricity demands, Falls, fences, Great Falls, Green Power, grist mill, grist mills, Juan N. Almonte, Juan Nepomiceno ALmonte, Latin for Today, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Power Corporation, natural beauty, North Elmsley sandstone, old town hall, Ontario, physical obstacles, Post Office Customs Inland Revenue, power turbines, railine, railway, railway tracks, Ramsayville, rapids, riverwalk, Rosamon, shading, Shipman's Mills, THe Bench of the Minister and His Wife, Thomas Fuller, triangular shape, Wall mural, Waterford, weir, woolen mill, woollen cloth manufacturing centre, woollen mill, woollen mills
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A Little Bee-hind in my blogging
Started off the morning by extracting Graeme’s car from a rut in a trail that leads into a woodland observatory. He was driving along the trail late at night and found a wet spot. A big hole full of water … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged almonte, Almonte ONtario, Bee's behind in crcus, bee's behind in flower, beee, bees, brilliant sunlight, close-up of a bee, crocus, Crocuses, Honey Bee, insect, insect macro photography, lavender crocus, little bee, micro nikkor auto 1:3.5 f=55mm nippon kogaku japan, Micro-Nikkor. Nippon Kogaku Micro-Nikkor 55mm f3.5, Mississippi River, Ontario Photo Collective, purple crocus, wet spot, yellow crocus
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Upper section of Great Falls – Almonte, Ontario
After visiting the Lower section of Great Falls, I moved uphill to the upper section of Great Falls in Almonte, Ontario.
Posted in Almonte, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario
Tagged almonte, Almonte ONtario, bridge, eastern ontario, Great Falls, Mississippi River, Ontario, Plunge Falls, rapids, riverwalk, rock structures, signs, vantage points, weir, weirs
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Lower section of Great Falls – Almonte, Ontario
After extracting Graeme’s car from a muddy rut on a bushland trail north of Almonte, I drove to the lower section of the Great Falls parking lot in Almonte, Ontario, expecting to be able to walk over to bit of … Continue reading
Getting out of a rut.
Last night, Graeme was heading along the trail into the Observatory buildings when a nice rut grabbed a wheel and held him there. We looked at the problem in the dark and decided that would have more success getting the … Continue reading
Posted in Almonte, Astrophotography, Canada Explorer, Ontario
Tagged almonte, Almonte ONtario, astronomy, car wash, coiuntry driving, Fred P. Lossing Observatory, getting out of a rut, hose spray, mud, observatory buildings, Ontario, royal astronomical society of canada, Springtime road conditions off of main roads, tow rope, wheel
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