Had the pleasure of visiting Almonte with my sister just before the pandemic....beautiful...wanted to return with my husband....but havent had the chance. We love these towns with lots of shops and antiques. Thank you for sharing.
I lived in Almonte 1957-62. The Elementary school I went to on Church St is now apartments. My sister would stop in @ the Superior Restaurant after (High) school each day & get a Coke & fries for 25 cents. The Metcalfe Dairy still delivered milk by horse & cart. Even though I have been in Vancouver since 1964, I still have my Ottawa Valley accent. Thanks for the video.
Haha I (Dave) went to the Church Street School the year they closed it and opened up Naismith Memorial Public School. And I remember having Matcalfe’s milk delivered but they used a milk truck at that time. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for commenting. D&J
Thank You for this trip down "Memory Lane" ... though some of what you showed definitely is NEW to me, having left Almonte about 40 years ago. The last time I was actually "in Almonte" was for a funeral at Comba's Funeral Chapel, and I didn't have time then to be a tourist . Then covid hit, and that ended any thoughts of travelling, but now I think it would be nice to see all of the changes in person, as well as some of the familiar landmarks!
Glad you enjoyed the video. We make it back there a few times a year. It has changed so much from what it was like growing up there as a kid and even over the past ten years. Some of the changes are positive. A lot are not IMO.
If poutine is zero calories, why do I need a nap after having it??? My son #2 loves it! I feel for you on the schools. Most of mine have been torn down or reused for other uses. The realization of what is there vs. your memories is certainly why they say: "You can't go home again."
Wow, that is a big bad of fries....glad it has no calories.......nice. Love to see where you grew up, very nice. Janice you have the best smile.....Memories......last forever
Not invented in Canada, but the inventor was from Almonte. He was living and working in the US when he invented it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope your full time RVing plans are still on track. Best wishes. D&J.
FYI the Almonte War memorial was made by another Almonte lad, R. Tait Mckenzie, who designed several post ww1 memorials in The UK and the USA as well as this one in Canada. He and Naismith were fellow students at Almonte High School, back in the late 1800's. Some of Mackenzie's work can be viewed at the Mill of Kintail.
You should! Lots to see and do. We will even have guest RV sites at our NFA Basecamp so if you ever make it to eastern Ontario let us know! Thanks for watching and for the comment. Very much appreciated. D&J
What a beautiful town
Thanks. We love our home town. D&J
Had the pleasure of visiting Almonte with my sister just before the pandemic....beautiful...wanted to return with my husband....but havent had the chance. We love these towns with lots of shops and antiques. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed our little town. We love it too. D&J
I lived in Almonte 1957-62. The Elementary school I went to on Church St is now apartments. My sister would stop in @ the Superior Restaurant after (High) school each day & get a Coke & fries for 25 cents. The Metcalfe Dairy still delivered milk by horse & cart. Even though I have been in Vancouver since 1964, I still have my Ottawa Valley accent. Thanks for the video.
Haha I (Dave) went to the Church Street School the year they closed it and opened up Naismith Memorial Public School. And I remember having Matcalfe’s milk delivered but they used a milk truck at that time. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for commenting. D&J
Thank You for this trip down "Memory Lane" ... though some of what you showed definitely is NEW to me, having left Almonte about 40 years ago. The last time I was actually "in Almonte" was for a funeral at Comba's Funeral Chapel, and I didn't have time then to be a tourist . Then covid hit, and that ended any thoughts of travelling, but now I think it would be nice to see all of the changes in person, as well as some of the familiar landmarks!
Glad you enjoyed the video. We make it back there a few times a year. It has changed so much from what it was like growing up there as a kid and even over the past ten years. Some of the changes are positive. A lot are not IMO.
Thanks for video 👍👍
And thank you for watching! ❤️ D&J
If poutine is zero calories, why do I need a nap after having it??? My son #2 loves it! I feel for you on the schools. Most of mine have been torn down or reused for other uses. The realization of what is there vs. your memories is certainly why they say: "You can't go home again."
Haha. Poutine is one of those guilty pleasures. Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. Much appreciated. D&J
Wow, that is a big bad of fries....glad it has no calories.......nice. Love to see where you grew up, very nice. Janice you have the best smile.....Memories......last forever
Thanks for the compliment😊. Dave always tells me he loves my smile. Here’s to many more smiles and memories! Thanks for your support.
Almonte is beautiful... we visit once a year to buy our Maple syrup at Fortune Farms and stop in Almonte for Lunch by the water.
Definitely know of Fortune Farms. Thanks for dropping by and commenting. D&J
Zero calories? I’ll take 2! We didn’t know basketball was invited in Canada. Waterfalls are so relaxing. How neat to go back and visit your home town.
Not invented in Canada, but the inventor was from Almonte. He was living and working in the US when he invented it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope your full time RVing plans are still on track. Best wishes. D&J.
NoFixedAddress we thought it was invented in Georgia. He used a peach basket as the hoop. Right? Awesome that he was from your hometown.
The peach basket does ring a bell.
Welcome home...hope you had a good visit when you were here
Hey Tracy. Good to hear from you. We always enjoy getting back there. D&J
FYI the Almonte War memorial was made by another Almonte lad, R. Tait Mckenzie, who designed several post ww1 memorials in The UK and the USA as well as this one in Canada. He and Naismith were fellow students at Almonte High School, back in the late 1800's. Some of Mackenzie's work can be viewed at the Mill of Kintail.
Great info thanks.
We are going to head out there again this weekend .. our third time.. learned lots more history of Almonte from the video. Thax
Hope you have a great time! D&J
Absolutely love our hometown! I make a few visits there every year. Your so right we didn’t appreciate it’s beauty when we were young and living there
Glad our video brought back some fond memories for you. Thanks for watching and commenting. D&J
Always fun going back home after many years, thanks for sharing it with us!
Yeah, it was fun to view the place “from the outside” so to speak. Thanks for watching and commenting! J&D
Great tour, thanks for taking us along. Keep safe🙂Mark & Coral
Thanks for watching. We had a lot of fun making the video. Best wishes. D&J
Looks like a really nice town with gorgeous architecture. I've never been to Canada. I have a passport and hope to get there one day.
You should! Lots to see and do. We will even have guest RV sites at our NFA Basecamp so if you ever make it to eastern Ontario let us know! Thanks for watching and for the comment. Very much appreciated. D&J
Great video; those fries look so yummy!! and what a beautiful area!! ~ Diana
Those fries are TOO good. Thanks for watching and commenting. D&J