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Montague Township, Lanark County Ontario

Situated along the world renowned Rideau Canal and adjacent to Canada's capital city, Montague Township provides a quiet country getaway for urban visitors who enjoy birdwatching, open fields and heritage architecture.

Drummond North Elmsley Township, Lanark County Ontario

Visit the Rideau Ferry Beach, explore the Maple Trails or relax by the water. The Township of Drummond North Elmsley is speckled with lakes and large stands of Maple forest. See it by boat while navigation the Rideau Canal, watch the annual regatta or take a drive to Temple's Sugar Camp Restaurant and experience Lanark County Maple Syrup.

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Tay Valley Township, Lanark County Ontario

The village of Balderson makes the perfect stop on your journey, whether it be by bicycle or on a scenic drive. Enjoy a visit to the shops, and pick up some locally made chocolate or cheese to take home. Try the home-made ice cream and stay for tea. Tay Valley is home to Murphys Point Provincial Park, Silver Lake Provincial Park, trails and gardens. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=9b603195-39b5-4df4-8cca-81bea6d759ff

Inhale the splendour of gorgeous Lilac Lane in Beckwith Township, the “Lilac Capital of Ontario.”

Carleton Place, Lanark County Ontario

Carleton Place is known for its magnificent historic architecture, quaint stores and byways, and tranquil river flowing through the centre of it all. The mighty Mississippi River is the thread that binds Carleton Place’s rich history together with its vivid natural surroundings, reminding visitors that Carleton Place, like the river, is fresh and creative, beautiful and ever-changing.

Village of Pakenham, Lanark County Ontario

The Pakenham area is known for Mount Pakenham, a popular skiing location near Pakenham, and the five-arch stone bridge across the Mississippi River. Built in 1901, it is the only five-arch stone bridge in North America.

Lanark Highlands, Ontario

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Smiths Falls, Ontario

Welcome to the Town of Smiths Falls! Located within an hour of the heart of Ottawa, Canada's capital, the Town of Smiths Falls is an ideal place to live, work and learn for newcomers. Smiths Falls offers a "Sensational" lifestyle, built around its affordable housing, educational facilities, medical and municipal services, recreation, shopping and leisure activities. At www.immigratetosmithsfalls.ca, you will find information resources and highlights of the local community. Explore the website to see what Sensational Smiths Falls has to offer you and your family.

Village of Almonte, Lanark County Ontario

Like the river, a strong current of community runs through the town, villages, hamlets and rural areas of the Town of Mississippi Mills. A diverse community of rural and small town interests covering over 500 square kilometres of land within Lanark County just west of the City of Ottawa.

Perth, Lanark County Ontario

Nestled between Ottawa and Kingston, Perth is perfectly positioned as a great place to visit, live and do business. (more...)

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29 January 29, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Frosty Fling Winter Carnival 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm An Inspector Calls 2:00 pm Mousetales – Waterwood Theatre Projects – On Stage for Kids	30 January 30, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm An Inspector Calls	31 January 31, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm An Inspector Calls	1 February 1, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm An Inspector Calls	2 February 2, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm An Inspector Calls	3 February 3, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm An Inspector Calls 8:00 pm Carnival Diablo – The Paranormal Show	4 February 4, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum 14th Annual IODE Curling Bonspiel 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm An Inspector Calls
5 February 5, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm An Inspector Calls 4:00 pm More About Meat	6 February 6, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	7 February 7, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	8 February 8, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	9 February 9, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Smiths Falls Winter Carnival 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	10 February 10, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Smiths Falls Winter Carnival 2nd Annual Snow Sculpture Competition – Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm Dance with Ambush 8:00 pm The Brothers Grimm	11 February 11, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Smiths Falls Winter Carnival 2nd Annual Snow Sculpture Competition – Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place Ice Fishing Derby – Baitcasters 8:00 am Sweetheart Day – Snow Road Snowmobile Club 10:00 am Nature Tales Around the Campfire – Fulton’s 6:30 pm Carleton Place Comedy Nite 8:00 pm Carnival Diablo – Cinema Obscura – King Kong
12 February 12, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Smiths Falls Winter Carnival 2nd Annual Snow Sculpture Competition – Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place March Break at the Railway Museum	13 February 13, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum March Break at the Railway Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	14 February 14, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum March Break at the Railway Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	15 February 15, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum March Break at the Railway Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	16 February 16, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum March Break at the Railway Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	17 February 17, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 12:00 am Civitan Canadian East District Winter Meeting 6:00 pm Heritage Dinner 8:00 pm Not Now, Darling	18 February 18, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Ontario Family Fishing Weekend Annual Cubtown Girls Hockey Tournament 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 12:00 am Civitan Canadian East District Winter Meeting 8:00 pm Not Now, Darling 9:00 am Opening Day at Fulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Bush
19 February 19, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Ontario Family Fishing Weekend Annual Cubtown Girls Hockey Tournament 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 2:00 pm Not Now, Darling	20 February 20, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Ontario Family Fishing Weekend Annual Cubtown Girls Hockey Tournament 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place Family Day at Fulton’s 9:00 am Family Day at Wheelers	21 February 21, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Shrove Tuesday – Pancake Day at Wheelers 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	22 February 22, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	23 February 23, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm Not Now, Darling	24 February 24, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Pirates of Penzance, Junior – Mississippi MUDDS 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm Not Now, Darling	25 February 25, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Fulton’s Spa Day & Jewellery Show & Sale Pirates of Penzance, Junior – Mississippi MUDDS Folkus Concert Series – Hawksley Workman with Kyle Spinks 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 pm Not Now, Darling 8:00 pm Songs from the Valley II 7:00 pm Perth Museum Mystery Gala
26 February 26, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Fulton’s Spa Day & Jewellery Show & Sale Big Band Tea Dance Pirates of Penzance, Junior – Mississippi MUDDS 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 2:00 pm Aboriginal Experiences – The Gift – On Stage for Kids 2:00 pm Not Now, Darling	27 February 27, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	28 February 28, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	29 February 29, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	1 March 1, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum The Gifts of the North Exhibit – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	2 March 2, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum The Gifts of the North Exhibit – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Pirates of Penzance, Junior – Mississippi MUDDS 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place	3 March 3, 2012x Cultures of the World Exploration Exhibition – Heritage House Museum The Gifts of the North Exhibit – Heritage House Museum Letters (Art Quilts) Exhibit – Mississippi Valley Textile Museum Pirates of Penzance, Junior – Mississippi MUDDS 12:00 am Mitten Art Project Carleton Place 8:00 am Starving Artist’s Marketplce 8:30 am March Meltdown in Beckwith 7:00 pm Perth’s Got Talent IV 8:00 pm Songs from the Valley: The Claytones

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Posted on 26 Jan, 2012

Mittens Galore! Head to Carleton Place to check out the Mitten Art Project. 74 brightly painted mittens hang from lamp posts throughout the town – adding whimsy and warmth to the downtown.

These gorgeous mittens were all painted lovingly by local artists; young and old, and shouldn’t be missed!

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Festive Maple Cocktails and Baking

Posted on 7 Dec, 2011

Did you know that Lanark County is the Maple Syrup Capital of Ontario? Here are some maple cocktail and baking recipes to help you entertain in style this holiday season. Enjoy!

Maple Recipes

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Celebrating our Rural Roots; 175th Anniversary

Posted on 22 Nov, 2011

November 28, 2011 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Ramsay & Pakenham celebrate their 175th Anniversary on November 28 at the Almonte Olde Town Hall from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Enjoy live music, refreshments and memorabilia.
Admission is FREE. Sponsored by the Town of Mississippi Mills and the localWomen’s Institutes.

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Lanark County Maple Syrup and Cheddar Cheese Make National Geographic’s Top 10 Foods to Eat in Ontario

Posted on 14 Nov, 2011

Yahoo – National Geographic’s top 10 tasty temptations in Ontario and Lanark County’s maple syrup is number 1!

Check out the article “Top 10 Foods to Eat in Ontario” from National Geographic Travel and see for yourself, Lanark County’s maple syrup and cheddar cheese getting the kudos they deserve.

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/top-10/foods-to-eat-in-ontario/#page=2

Anything Goes

Posted on 1 Nov, 2011

November 3, 2011 8:00 pm to 11:00 pmNovember 4, 2011 8:00 pm to 11:00 pmNovember 5, 2011 8:00 pm to 11:00 pmNovember 6, 2011 2:00 pm to 5:00 pmNovember 10, 2011 8:00 pm to 11:00 pmNovember 11, 2011 8:00 pm to 11:00 pmNovember 12, 2011 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Anything goes in Cole Porter’s nautical (and sometimes naughty) musical. Watch as New Yorkers and Londoners meet hoodlums
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Mill Street Books in Almonte Makes CBC’s Top 10 Favourite Canadian Bookstores

Posted on 27 Sep, 2011

Woohoo! Mill Street Books in Almonte made the list of CBC’s 10 Favourite Canadian Bookstores! Congratulations to owners Mary and Terry – this book-lovers haven is definitely worth a visit!

CBC Books – Your Top 10 Favourite Canadian Bookstores www.cbc.ca The CBC Book Portal
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Lanark County 2011 Festivals and Events

Posted on 8 Aug, 2011

Lanark County celebrates with festivals and events all year ’round! Take a peek at the 2011 Lanark County Festivals & Events Guide and visit our Events Calendar at http://www.lanarkcountytourism.ca/lanark-county-tourism-events/ to find a great reason to join in the celebration!

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Local Shop’s “Perth Collection” Brings Hometown into Households

Posted on 5 Aug, 2011

Packed with eclectic downtown shops inside gorgeous stone masonry buildings nestled along the Tay River, it’s no secret Perth offers visitors a treasured escape.

Now you can bring a little piece of Perth home with you.

Ground Waves has developed an in-store concept to promote the place they call home – The Perth Collection. The Perth Collection is an array of gifts available at Ground Waves for purchase which either promote Perth, are created by Perth and area
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