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Bonnie Jane’s Scones, which serves light lunches
as well as fair trade coffee and tea and most
delicious scones and cakes. There’s an upstairs
section called the Stone Café for further seating
if the bottom part is full. When you’ve finished,
you can wander next door to The
Arnprior Book Shop for a browse through the
latest bestsellers and other books. And then
you can continue on into the large airy premises
next door called The Gallery Gift Shop,
where you’ll find an excellent selection of
things for the home and colourful items for
gifts. It’s very friendly too. Manager Tara Pocket
might have her dog Peanuts there with her, and
she’s very knowledgeable about the town if you
have any questions. The building that houses
these three businesses was built in the late
1800s and has been beautifully renovated by
the Pocket family, enabling you to visit all three
shops without having to venture outside.
Other stores to check out include
Keeping Company for home decor, kitchen
items and so on, The Treasure Chest for
antiques and collectibles, and Audrey’s in
Town for upscale women’s clothing. Parking is
free on the main business street for two hours,
from 8a.m. to 6 p.m. every day but Friday,
when it extends to 9 p.m.
Places to eat in Arnprior include the Steve
and Dennis Restaurant on John Street North,
which seems to be popular with the locals, the
Elgin Café and Keith’s Pub, which is located
beside the Madawaska River, and PJ’s
Restaurant, further along Madawaska
Boulevard toward the outskirts of town. There’s
the famous Antrim Truck Stop on White Lake
Road if you’re looking for big portions. And if
you want to go further afield, for fine dining
there’s Castlegarth Restaurant 11 kilometres
(seven miles) down the road in White Lake
Village. The drive there is pretty, moving from
large agricultural fields with big open skies to
the treed areas of the Canadian Shield.
IF YOU GO
Take Highway 417 west and turn off at the
exit marked Arnprior and Carleton Place. This
will bring you directly into Arnprior, passing
the Madawaska Golf Club on the way.
Arnprior's local movie house began life as the Casino
Theatre in 1919 but was renovated in 1930 and
renamed the O'Brien Theatre. A renovation in 2000 and
the addition of a second screen restored the theatre to
its former glory
This beautiful stone house was the original Presbyterian
manse, built in 1864. It is located on Ottawa Street,
beside the stone church that began life as St. Andrew's
Presbyterian and is now Grace St. Andrew's United
Church.
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