Caber toss
http://www.fergusscottishfestival.com/
Rob O'Flanagan,Mercury staff
ByRob O'Flanagan
Competitor
Heather Boundy uses all her strength to toss the caber during
competition at the Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games on
Sunday.
GUELPH — A little piece of Scottish heaven
under blue skies is how one official with the Fergus Scottish Festival
and Highland Games described the event this weekend.
Thousands flowed into the Centre Wellington
Community Sportsplex venue in Fergus, seemingly rejuvenating a nearly
70-year-old event that has recently experienced financial setbacks.
Bruce Lloyd, the event manager, said
Saturday was likely a record day for attendance, as ticket sellers ran
low on wristbands and "vendors' row" was jammed with festival patrons.
That flood of Scotland-loving humanity was
mostly due to the clear skies and the powder-dry grounds. The attendance
thinned somewhat on Sunday, but there were still solid crowds for men's
and women's heavy highland games events, and the parking lots were
mostly full...Continue reading...
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