Glengarry Highland Games

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This past weekend the 61st annual Glengarry Highland games in Maxville Ontario were held. I love these games. There is always something to enjoy, whether it is the piping competition (the North American Pipe band Championship are held here),or the dancing or the many workshops. There are also over 60 venders with allsorts of goodies, including our own Robert of R-Kilts and Keri of Cloaks and Daggers. Sadly I only got to stop by for a few moments on Friday to each booth . Though every time I did pass them,
they looked really busy!
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As you come into Maxville you can see that they take real pride in their Scottish heritage and in the games .




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Here is a shot of the Grandstands built for the games.


Heavyweight athletes

Ladies heavyweight games


Sheep dog demo.


They have a memorial garden to commemorate special volunteers and hold a ceremony each year to place a new stone.

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There was a military display


For Alex






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78 Fraser Highlanders








Kind of partial to these guys as I own a really nice print of a soldier from this regiment.

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Friday Evenings Tattoo








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More Tattoo







A Cadet band that had only played together for 3 weeks. Three of the dancers were male dancers. They were very good.

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Clan Barns
List of clans


Random clan shots








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More Clan Pics









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Our table


My bannerman Rent and I


This is Chief Hannay of the Clan Hannay. He is one of the organizers of the big Edinburgh 2009 clan gathering. He stopped by each of the clan tables to say hello and hand out invitations. It was neat to meet him because he is in a piping trio that consists of my Clan chief. Very nice Scottish gentleman.


Here he is getting ready to lead the Clan parade around the grandstand:


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The Famous Grouse Scotch company was doing a taste test at the games. If you could tell their scotch from your favourite you won a hat. Guess who can tell her Scotches apart!! So could my buddy Rent .


Then at the very end of the day on Saturday, the heavens opened up and the deluge came down.


Pipers had to come in from the rain and practice in our barn


It was yet another great games. Because I was in the clan barns I did not get to see the pipe competition (though it was postponed due to the rain for awhile) and we had to leave before the 64 band mass band. I think these pictures cover maybe a ¼ of what was happening. And I do have very blurry pictures of the largest beer garden I have ever been in..I wonder how that happened.
As an aside I did not see one pirate or ren fair person.
Thanks for looking,
Sara