Saugeen Shores 25th Anniversary amalgamation celebration kicked off on Friday, August 9th, with two mini-celebrations in Southampton and Port Elgin.
Port Elgin’s celebration hosted by the Business Improvement Association (BIA) was directed more toward adults and featured two well-known bands, ‘The Almost Hip’ and the ‘Mob Barley and the Railers’ (a tribute to Bob Marley). The event took place in the Green Street parking lot where hundreds of people enjoyed the music, the food and the beer provided by the Queen’s hotel.
In Southampton, the celebration included a popular event specifically for children – the Foaming Dragon, where youngsters could get lost in the bubbles.
High Street was completed closed to traffic between Albert St. (Hwy. 21) and Grosvenor St. where people could dine and enjoy the music provided by three local entertaining groups – the Elegantly Stripped, Amber May and Friends and Cale & Tuna.
The evening was only the beginning of the weekend celebrations that will continue on Saturday with a free pancake breakfast at the Southampton Coliseum and served up by Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Hon. Edith Dumont.
To view the schedule of weekend events, CLICK HERE.
