30/07: Walkerton Homecoming!!!! What a Weekend.
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
All the towns around Walkerton have homecomings every ten years and this year it was Walkerton's turn. In the area where Ed and I grew up we don't have homecomings so we were very interested to see what it all about.
The big event for today is the parade. I've been told that there were around 125 entries in the parade and I believe that as the parade took about two hours to pass by us.
There were tractors ... it is farm country after all
pipe bands, from Walkerton and other towns
other bands
Shriners --- walking, riding mini motor bikes, four wheelers, etc. These guys were having a lot of fun
horses
odd contraptions
antique cars and a true woody's --- this truck body was built of wood.
After the parade there was a duck race in the river. As it's been a really dry summer the river is quite low, and some of the ducks got stuck.
The little yellow dots are the ducks and the barrier is to catch the ducks.
There were only 4 entries in the bed races but it was still fun to watch.
Local bands were playing all day at the entertainment tent (beer tent) and the ones we heard were pretty good. There was also a dance Friday, Saturday and Sunday night at the Horse Palace.
The big event for today is the parade. I've been told that there were around 125 entries in the parade and I believe that as the parade took about two hours to pass by us.
There were tractors ... it is farm country after all
pipe bands, from Walkerton and other towns
other bands
Shriners --- walking, riding mini motor bikes, four wheelers, etc. These guys were having a lot of fun
horses
odd contraptions
antique cars and a true woody's --- this truck body was built of wood.
After the parade there was a duck race in the river. As it's been a really dry summer the river is quite low, and some of the ducks got stuck.
The little yellow dots are the ducks and the barrier is to catch the ducks.
There were only 4 entries in the bed races but it was still fun to watch.
Local bands were playing all day at the entertainment tent (beer tent) and the ones we heard were pretty good. There was also a dance Friday, Saturday and Sunday night at the Horse Palace.