Canada Day Week (+)

The celebration of Canada Day began last Thursday here in Lockeport. So far we have had 2 crib tournaments,, a pancake breakfast, an outdoor market, a Hit, Run and Throw contest (for the kids), a Soap-box Derby (for the kids), a community variety show, a bake sale, 3 dances for kids, teens and seniors (the latter with a live country band), and a pet show. In addition, today is high-school graduation and prom - lots of kelly green mortar boards and grad robes (school colours) at lunch time while pictures were being taken. There's another dance tonight (but it doesn't even start until 10:00PM - probably because of the prom.

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY - it doesn't matter that it's not July 1st - the important thing is it isn't a SUNDAY. So the park has food and craft booths, face painting, games, tattoos (temporary only of course), raffles etc. There is a greased pole contest in the harbour, international dory races, strawberry shortcake festival (out of one of the churches - couldn't do that on Sunday), a children's parade, a Grand Street Parade (including 100 cars since this is Lockeport's 100th anniversary as a town), 2 concerts - one free on the waterfront in the afternoon and an evening one with 4 bands (one of them a blues band - the Hupman Brothers -which we've heard before and they are excellent) and a beer garden.

On Sunday, there is an official opening (flag raising and cake cutting) - perhaps it's a little late but oh well. Then a Bake Walk(?) , a Poker Walk(?), a sidewalk chalk contest, a community church service and gospel concert, a community picnic, another dance with the fireworks inserted at 10:00PM. The fireworks is usually 30 minutes long - quite an expense for a very small town.

Monday we all rest.

Canada Day here is more action-packed and well-planned than Kristina's Birthday Week. She'll have to do some serious upgrading for next year to compete.