Grandfather Mountain Highland Games mark seventieth anniversary in western North Carolina

LINVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — A protracted-running celebration of Scottish heritage is marking a significant milestone in western North Carolina.

Founded in 1956, the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games are celebrating their seventieth anniversary and are billed because the oldest Highland Games within the South.

This 12 months’s occasion will convey 108 Scottish households, clans and organizations to MacRae Meadows, making it the biggest gathering of its kind on the planet.

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“It’s a magic place and the people that come to Grandfather Mountain games here feel a deep connection to this place and that alone brings people here year after year. We have this phenomenon here at the games that I call Clanship, there’s a great vibe here,” stated Stephen Quilling, president of the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games.

The weekend options conventional athletic competitions, together with the caber toss, the place opponents try and throw a phone pole-sized piece of wooden finish over finish. Other occasions check energy, pace and agility.

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Beyond the athletics, the video games embrace conventional Scottish meals, music and dance, together with sheep herding and different actions, all set towards the backdrop of Grandfather Mountain.

Tickets are offered out for this weekend’s video games. Organizers say the occasion will return subsequent 12 months for individuals who missed out.