Visiting Almonte, Ontario

In summer, Terry and I enjoy visiting historic towns in our region of eastern Ontario. I try to imagine what life might have been like here when these towns were built.

One beautiful day last week, we headed off to Almonte, about 35 minutes away by car.

The old historic part of downtown, with many buildings built in the 1800's, is especially charming...

As we walked around, we came across this statue of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, who was born in this community in 1861.

We stopped for lunch at one of the downtown restaurants. It has a patio overlooking the square where the James Naismith statue sits.

The food was delicious!

(I had the luncheon special - stew on pasta.)

Terry couldn't resist their carrot cake... It was tasty, too.

It was like stepping back in time, as we wandered around, looking at interesting shops...

Noticing old stone buildings...

The weather was perfect!

Almonte - a wonderful place to spend a summer's day!