The Roundhouse Lambs Down and The Man Cave at Beckwith Park by air

 

 

Photos by the Sky Pilots of Carleton Place- Bill and Carole Flint

Lambs Down last weekend.. at the Woolgrowers Roundhouse

A roundhouse is a building used by railroads for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntables. The defining feature of the traditional roundhouse was the turntable, which facilitates access when the building is used for repair facilities or for storage of steam locomotives.

Early steam locomotives normally travelled forwards only; although reverse operations capabilities were soon built into locomotive mechanisms, the controls were normally optimized for forward travel, and the locomotives often could not operate as well in reverse. Some passenger cars, such as observation cars, were also designed as late as the 1960s for operations in a particular direction. A turntable allowed a locomotive or other rolling stock to be turned around for the return journey.

 

Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers (Old CPR Roundhouse and Shop)

Built in: 1872    Architect: unknown

The railway constructed a large stone roundhouse and machine shop at Carleton Place in 1872, and continued to use this location until 1939. Since 1940, the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers have occupied the old roundhouse. Come and enjoy railway memorabilia, the Real Wool Shop Boutique and the tack/western clothing equestrian centre--Heritage Carleton Place

 

The Man Cave Show at Beckwith Park

The Man Cave Show at Beckwith Park

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Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place– Wooly Bully!!!! Part 6

 

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Did You Know? An Island was Once Not an Island

 

Photo by Carleton Place’s sky pilots Bill and Carole Flint

Did you know that McArthur Island or Kenden Island (Kenden Industries)  was once not an island? The main river flows past the location while a man-made channel, once used to divert water to the former McArthur Mill complex actually created the island in the 19th Century. Water flow of the Mississippi River was also changed for the Bates and Innes Mill.

 

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Other Carleton Place Mysteries

Take Me Where the Mississippi River Once Flowed– The Hidden Mill River

Before and After with Bill Bagg and the Mississippi Gorge

The Floating Bridge of Carleton Place — Found!

Feeling Groovy by the Lake Ave East Bridge

The Mystery Ruins of Carleton Place- Photos by Adam Dowdall

The Mystery Ruins and the Floating Sidewalk Near the McNeely Bridge

The Hidden Hideaway On Glen Isle

 

 

The River Dance of the McArthur Mill in Carleton Place

The Whistle Stop at the end of Lake Ave East

 

Down by the barn at the end of Lake Ave East lies a hidden gem- Do you know what it is?

 

The runway is green and mowed weekly. Runway??? Runway you say?

 

One of Carleton Place’s hidden gems- Flint Field- home to our Carleton Place sky pilots.

 

Photos Below by our Sky Pilots Bill and Carole Flint

 

Beckwith Park, the day before Pioneer Days.

 

Housing developments south of Lake Park Road.

 

Some housing along McNeely Ave- Can you see Waterside?

 

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Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place –Part 5–Fly Me to the Moon

 

Today is Part 4 in a new series called Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place. Did you know we have airports in the area?

When I was a child my father used to take us to the local Cowansville, Quebec airport and when we went to visit my Mother in the hospital in Montreal he would bring us to the Dorval airport. We all used to love watching the planes. Did you know we have an airport in Carleton Place?

Carleton Place Airport, (TC LID: CNR6), is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southeast of Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada, west of Ottawa. To put it in layman’s terms its 1998 9th Line in Beckwith- Their Facebook page

 

 

Airport Name	Carleton Place
Airport Category	Registered Aerodrome PPR – Prior Permission Required
Nearest Community	Carleton Place
Province:	ONTARIO
Coordinates	Latitude (N): 45 06 14 Longitude (W): 76 07 24
Listed in Canada Flight Supplement	Yes
Airport ident.	CNR6
Appears on a VFR Navigation Chart	Yes
Airport Elevation	450
Magnetic Variation	14W
Runway (Main): Runway (2): Runway (3): Runway (4): Number: 17-35 Length: 2240 Width: 90
Surface	Turf – soft when wet, prone to flooding in spring – check NOTAMs for runway status Also Watch for white “x”‘s on rwy indicating runway is closed
Night Flying	No
Maintained Year Round	No
Radio Communications	Traffic 123.2
Telephone on the Airport	No
Customs Airport Entry	No
CANPASS	No
Fees on Private Aircraft	Landing $: 0.00 Terminal $: 0.00 Parking $: 0.00 Airport Fuel Tax (litre) $: 0.00
Comments About Fees:	No landing fees. Overnight Tie Down Parking is $5 up to monthly max of $35
Fuel Prices	100LL $: 0.00 Mogas $: 0.00 Jet Fuel $: 0.00
Fuel Prices with Taxes	100LL $: 0.00 Mogas $: 0.00 Jet Fuel $: 0.00
Date of Fuel Prices	0000-00-00
Fuel Price Comments
Fuel/Dealers *(include Telephone Numbers)	No fuel available
Airport Management	Malcom / Allison Horton Tel: 613-283-9393
Airport Web Site
Airport E-mail	beauregard@cogeco.ca
Other General Aviation Services on the Airport	tie-down space

 

 

Fly with me to the moon
Let me play among the stars
Let me see what spring is like at the Russ Beach- the Smiths Falls/ Montague airport which is just down the road.

 

This airport is run by volunteers (mostly pilots) –and Smiths Falls-Montague Airport Commission is entrusted to the control and management of the landing grounds at the Russ Beach Smiths Falls/Montague Airport and a great place to watch some planes take off with the family.

There is a small aviation museum where you can see displays and glance at some great reference books.

Did you now Search and Rescue also drops in and says hi and does some training at the airport?

 

This is one of the first parachutes!

Our Carleton Place Sky Pilots Carole and Bill Flint working hard along with many other volunteers to make sure the airport is viable and fully operational.

 

Roy Brown Society from Carleton Place was here!!

 

Look what it takes to keep the airport open in the winter.

 

The Russ Beach Airport is also home to Car Show and Top Speed Runway Challenge-Race the Runway.  If you have never been to this–better come on down August 13th–it’s fun for the whole family! Mark the date– August 13th!

 

 

 

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Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place –Part 1–Bud’s Taxi

Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place –Part 2–A Snack and a View

Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place–I Threw Away my Candy at The Ginger Cafe Part 3

Armchair Tourism in Carleton Place –Part 4–Stepping Back in Time

 

New Photos from Mysterious Arklan Island

 

Arklan Farm Sept 1892 Photos-Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

Photo by Bill and Carole Flint our Carleton Place Sky Pilots

Arklan  Dam and Power House–August 1914

Photo by Bill and Carole Flint our Carleton Place Sky Pilots

 

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So What Happened Down at the Power Plant One Dark and Stormy Night?

There was once a famous hypnotist that came to Carleton Place often and his name was Pauline! If you want to read about him click here..

The great Pauline came to Carleton Place a few times a year as it was noted in many of our local area newspapers. One day he had one of his subjects(no word if the subject was local) sit for 7 or 8 hours in the window of  the Preston Drugstore. That evening when he performed in the Opera Hall of our Carleton Place Town Hall the woman he had chosen as his subject returned to normalcy. The Carleton Place Herald marveled at his talent. I am personally wondering if she was in Pauline’s employ. But what a great marketing ploy that was to sell tickets to his show.

But, did you know that hypnotism sessions were held in H. Brown and Sons electrical power house too? It was noted that several well known citizens of Carleton Place took part in these private events at the power plant that used to be where St. James park was once situated.

 

Aerial Photos of Carleton place by our sky pilots Bill and Carole Flint

Photo from Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

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How proud we are of everyone. Thank you!

$12,285.01 was raised yesterday

Carleton Place Cares!

 

The Carleton Place and District Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Carleton Place Business Improvement area and the Town of Carleton Place worked to support the Beckwith Butcher and Y101.1 with their “CARLETON PLACE CARES’ Community Fort McMurray $5 BBQ Fundraiser on Tuesday May 10th from NOON – 7pm at 1 Costello Drive in Carleton Place.

Y101.1  covered the event and The Beckwith Butcher is donating all the meat including Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Pulled Pork and Maple Chipotle Sausages. Giant Tiger donated drinks, Betty Bread donated buns and Mitchell’s Independent Grocers donated condiments.

This Photo from –Downtown Carleton Place BIA— Hands working together

 

Photo of Carleton Place Cares– Photos from Bill and Carole Flint- the Sky Pilots of Carleton Place

 

 

Rob the Butcher — thank you!!

 

 

 

 

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