Pioneer Park was a happening place at the 15th annual Marine Heritage Festival on Saturday, July 25th.
The Park at Southampton Harbour was filled with visitors enjoying perfect weather, food, music and activities for all ages.
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Southampton Rotary serves breakfast
Special Olympics host cornhole for kids
OPG on the scene
Bruce County Museum pirates answer questons
Jill Roote and beautiful granddaughter Indie
Southampton’s Grande Dame Jane Kramer a boat race judge showed no favourites
Crafts for kids
A Festival favourite David Archibald
Audience participation to David Archibald music
Chantry Island Cham-ettes had the right idea with freezies on a hot day
Bernie’s Boat a favourite with youngsters
Crowds enjoyed the sun, food and music
Pretending to be a pirate a hit
Get Back had the crowds rockin
Visitors line up for Firefighters fish fry
… fish fry line-up continues
Beside the park, it was time for Captain Wayne Sparrow’s gold hunt. From three years and up, kids had fun hunting for ‘gold nuggets’ that were then weighed. Each then received a stamped certificate and a prize to remember their ‘pirate gold hunt’.