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Almonte | Ontario

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Home Town of Basketball Inventor James Naismith

James Naismith was a physical educator, physician, chaplain, sports coach and innovator. He invented the game of basketball at age 30 in 1891.

James was born in Almonte in 1861. He studied physical education at McGill University in Montreal.

Naismith wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program.

 

In Almonte, you can visit the Naismith House. Now it’s Canada’s Historic Place. The one-and-a-half-storey stone building was constructed in 1850 in vernacular Georgian and with Regency Style elements.

Don’t forget to take a selfie with Naismith’s statue 73 Mill Street.

 

Photo: Marina Brestska, D. Gordon E. Robertson, Wikimedia Commons

 

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Grand Falls on Mississippi

Set right in the heart of Almonte, these beautiful falls rush down the rocks and create a beautiful scene.

The river falls over a series of steep cascades next to an old mill; the water then flows under the road bridge and spreads into a lower cascade, and then empties into a pond.

Photos: Marina Brestska

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Grand Falls
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Almonte Riverwalk - Almonte Ontario

Almonte Riverwalk

Enjoy a scenic walk along the Mississippi River, running past a number of downtown landmarks.

The walk is a combination of paved trails, a boardwalk, and a park. The walk features many benches where you can enjoy views of the Mississippi River and its waterfalls. The walk is about three kilometres in total.

Photos: Marina Brestska; Saffron Blaze, Wikimedia Commons

  • Off of Queen St, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
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Almonte Old Town Hall

This beautiful historical landmark is right in the centre of Almonte. Dating back to 1885, this building is now declared a heritage site.

The building is now a venue for theatre, musical performances, craft shows, weddings and more. The tall multi-coloured brick building is stunning and a must-see if you’re in Almonte.

Photo: Marina Brestska

  • 14 Bridge Street, Almonte, ON, Canada, ON K0A 1A0
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Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, Almonte, Ontario

Mill of Kintail

This conservation is 154 hectares of field, forest and the Mississippi River. Explore six kilometres of trails year-round on this heritage property.

The Mill of Kintail has many picnicking areas and a large, covered shelter by a playground and a half basketball court! There are many beautiful sites to see throughout the conservation including the Mill of Kintail Museum.

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Former Post Office

National Historic Site of Canada

Begun in 1889 and finished in 1891, this building was erected to house postal and customs services. It was designed by Thomas Fuller, the architect of the Parliament Buildings.

The building was part of a national programme to provide federal offices in well-designed and prominently located structures.

Photo: Brent Eades, Wikimedia Commons

Postcard: The lower end of Mill Street, Almonte, Ontario. Circa 1890. You can see Post Office at the end of the street.

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Robert Tait McKenzie

Home Town of Fitness Pioneer Robert Tait McKenzie

Robert Tait McKenzie was an educator, sculptor, orthopedic surgeon, and author.

He was born in Almonte in 1867. His father worked as a minister of the Free Church of Scotland in Almonte.

Robert’s childhood friend was James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, with whom he attended McGill University.

He pioneered physical fitness programs in Canada. In 1894, he became the personal family physician of the Governor-General of Canada.

McKenzie became well known for the rehabilitative methods he developed as a medical officer during World War I.

 

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Almonte Train Wreck, 1942

In 1942 a Canadian military troop train operated by Canadian Pacific struck the rear of a local C.P. passenger train. Thirty-nine people were killed; over 200 were injured.

A memorial to the victims and survivors stands at the corner of Bridge St. and Mill Street. Plaques are marked with the names of the 39 deceased.

This accident is known as the second-worst railway disaster in the history of Canadian Railroading.

Photo: postcard circa 1942, Wikimedia Commons

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Train Wreck Almonte with Wreaths
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Rosamond Woollen Mill Almonte Ontario

Rosamond Woollen Mill

National Historic Site of Canada

The Rosamond Woollen Mill was the largest 19th-century textile mill in Canada. The warehouse was constructed in 1872 and the office space was added in 1904. During the last half of the 19th Century, the Mississippi Valley area of Eastern Ontario was one of the most important wool-cloth-producing districts in Canada.

In 1987 the process of converting the mill into residential condominiums was begun.

Don’t miss – the two-storey office and warehouse building is opened as the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum.

Photo: Rosamond_Woollen_Mill,_Almonte.jpg: D. Gordin E. Robertson, Wikimedia Commons

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Bench of the Minister and His Wife

A stone bench, with an old stone from a grist mill incorporated into its construction, sits along the banks of the Mississippi River next to Almonte Old Town Hall.

On the back od this bench is a bronze medallion inscribed with the names William McKenzie and Catherine Shields. The inscription reads:

Stranger sit and rest and dream

The noisy millstone turns no more

Before you runs the restless stream

That seeks the ocean evermore.

William McKenzie was a local minister in Almonte’s formative years.

Photo: Marina Brestska

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