So every year they’d have the Trade Fair with all the rides in the Midway… It was a big event. – Gord Thomas

So we had red and white Holsteins. And you have to train them to lead and show. And it’s all due to confirmation and showmanship. – Jennifer Parr

The biggest thing was the Shawville Fair. It was the largest one in the Pontiac region. – Sharon Davies

The time the circus came to town, they had a couple of elephants… the two elephants had a race down Main Street. – Chris Williams

There was, um, Carnival Queen every year for which they sold tickets. It wasn’t a beauty or talent contest. So it was whoever had the most friends and relatives, I guess, or was the best at going door to door. – Anne LeDressay