Beneath the giant flag in Southampton (Saugeen Shores) on High Street, July 1st (2025) was a day of celebrating being Canadian.
In a sea of red and white, there was music, Rotary Clubs serving up tasty food and people simply sitting back enjoying Mother Nature’s treat of warm weather.
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Freedom at the beach
Listening to the music?
Southampton Rotary served fresh popcorn …
Domino Pizza from Port Elgin
Line-ups were long for the annual Rotary of Saugeen Shores annual BBQ
Rotarians John Cherrie …
Pat O’Connor and Janet King
Something’s Always Flying had the crowd rocking
The ever-popular Southampton Concert Band played show tunes under the direction of ‘Captain Canada’ John Wills
Get Back with music of the Beatles rounded out the entertainment
Visitors dressed for te occasion
Wayne and Deb Kaufman of the Marine Heritage Society were laid back listening to the music
Old friends Jen O’Reilly and former Mayor Art Knechtel caught up on news
Taking in the sun and the musicFor others, it was just a day to relax at the beach
At the end of the day as the sun set below the horizon of Lake Huron, it was what everyone was waiting for … time for the fireworks!
