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The ** Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust ** will be hosting a ** Terrarium Workshop ** at the Almonte United Church Hall, 106 Elgin St., on March 24th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. The workshop was originally planned to be part of the Byrne Big Creek Campaign but the wonderful public response to that campaign has made other MMLT projects a higher priority. ...

Mark the weekend of September 10th and 11th, 2016 on your calendars because you won’t want to miss the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum’s 21st annual Fibrefest. At two locations — ** the Museum, and the Almonte Arena ** —visitors will find demonstrations, vendors, and exhibits. ...

We went to Puppets Up! in Almonte today. It’s a great place to take your kids and a great place to take photos. Shows you should check out: * Intergalactic Creature Band by Big Nazo, Rhode Island. A live band of space aliens. ...

_ EDITOR’S NOTE: Our family has been attending The Puppets Up! festival for the past few years and it is one of our favourite local events. At the very least you should check out the free daily parade, Saturday and Sunday at 1:45pm. ...

(This note was distributed this week via email from the Almonte Celtfest. ) They say that all good things must come to an end, and it seems that the same can be said for Almonte Celtfest. After 18 wonderful festivals, it does not appear possible to organize the 19th version. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20140809_141452.jpg) Puppets prepare to devour a birthday cake. Shop window at Bob's Bakery in Almonte. All photos by [ Glen Gower ](http://about.me/glengower) We drove to Almonte yesterday to check out the 10th anniversary of [ Puppets Up! ...

Puppets Up! in Almonte is the most charming festival in the Ottawa area. We went again this year with our daughters (ages 5 and 7) and as usual, we had a great time. For two days, just about every storefront in Almonte’s small downtown has at least one puppet in the window. ...

Just back from Puppets Up , a festival in Almonte, Ontario. This is our new favourite Ottawa-area event. You should go - it’s only a 20 minute drive from Scotiabank Place, much of it is free, and it’s great for families and grown-ups. ...

Thanks to Ryan Guthrie who shot these photos and video at yesterday’s unveiling of the James Naismith statue in Almonte. Naismith was born in Almonte in 1861 and invented basketball in 1891. (Great video and great job by Almonte with the unveiling – I love the James Naismith puppet. ...