If you have been reading along since the beginning, you will know that I have Scottish roots.
Maxville, Ontario, a little town of about 900 people that is 45 minutes east of Ottawa, is home to many Scottish settlers from days gone by. Many families, including my own came to the Glengarry area directly from Scotland back in the early 1800’s. My ancestors emigrated from Glenelg, Inverness-Shire.
My ancestors farmed the land just outside of Maxville for several generations before my grandfather moved the family into the town proper to own and run the hardware store. He and several other businessmen put up some money to the help organize the first Maxville/Glengarry Highland games and 71 years on these games have turned out to be one the largest Highland Games in North America.
I have played both the Pipes and Drums in these and other highland games in and around the Ottawa area. But playing the pipes at these games, in front of my extended family was and is still one of my best memories.
Please enjoy these few photos from the games this year
