Celebration in Stone

On Thanksgiving Monday near the close of four days of building and celebrating at the Canadian Dry Stone Wall Festival in Caledon Ontario, Shannon Kingsbury and the Royal Family played for the audience of wallers and visitors gathered for the inaugural concert inside the Venus Gate Amphitheatre which was completed (including all the sod being laid and all the stones cleaned up) only minutes before the outdoor performance began.
Garden Path


Over the four days of Rocktoberfest various participants rebuilt and completed more than 100 feet of free standing dry stone wall, built a 3 tiered amphitheatre with an arched entrance way, balanced stones, created a dry stack telescope, a 6 foot high free standing plinth and moved many many tons of rocks. There were children's stone sculpture activities, delicious meals, snacks, beer, tool displays, walking tour displays, Cd's, maps of local walls, live music, presentations, guided tours, t-shirts, art booths, free on-site accommodation and local billeting, camping, food venders, evening presentations and saunas and even swimming !

Thanks to everyone who made this year's Canadian dry stone wall festival such an amazing success.

Mary 

Colin

Willa

Eric

Thea

Norman

Dave

Sean

Evan

Akira

Jason

Menno

Doug

Steve

Mike

Dave

Bill

Jacqui

Gavin

Stephen

Hilary

Jordan

Ryan

Mike

Carol

Lee

Phil

John

Carlan

Scott

Dan

Robin

Colin

Patrick

Mike 

Fraser

Margot

Mary

Shannon

Colin

Rolph

Ryan

Mariana

Marco

Richard
Cameron

Laura

Joe

Oliver

Susan

Shim
Ken

Chris

Peter

Matt

Randy and Craig of Trow and Holden Tools

Bill of F and M Brewery

Glen Windrem Trucking

Bill and Lorri of the Emerald Group

Upper Canada Minerals

and a wonderful bunch of walling students and other volunteers.....