Scottish Lion Blog

With so many people from North America heading over to Scotland this month, I thought I would highlight a great company offering Tours of Scotland. Here are a few snippets from their website.Imagine Scotland Tours is happy to provide custom built tours designed specifically around the needs of the customer. Our knowledge and experience coupled with the extensive access to quality suppliers means that we will design a tour around your exact requirements.This type of arrangement is perfect for small private groups, special interest groups, corporate guests or even for gatherings of families and friends. If you have an enquiry of this nature please send an email to david@imaginescotlandtours.com or simply call the toll free number 1 855 311 2777 and we will be in touch to discuss the possibil …

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Stay Tuned folks. More to come on this subject. Campbell and his Mom Lezlie Webster are actively involved with the Scottish Lion and we want to help find a better solution to this problem!http://www.pipesdrums.com/article/confiscated-two-...Update from Campbell Webster!!With over 1200 signatures on the petition and a few news articles, we received a phone call from an investigator with the fish and wildlife service.... There is a chance of our bagpipes getting released tonight or tomorrow.... I can't thank everyone enough for helping to get the word out. Hoping all goes well and that we will be able to travel tomorrow afternoon to Scotland! Now to pack a months worth of stuff in just a few hours! Leaving tomorrow late morning for the airport... Again a huge thanks toAndrew Berthoff for the …

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Congratulations to everyone at the Glengarry Highland Games. Another successful year for the organizers. http://www.glengarryhighlandgames.com/This year's event included Natalie McMaster and Donnell Leahy to headline the Friday night Tattoo, The North American Pipe Band Championships (results listed below) and the 2014 Heavyweight Championships.Since the first Games were held in 1948, the people of Glengarry have extended close to a million welcomes to visitors who come to see what is estimated to be one of the largest Highland Games in the world. Thousands of people find themselves drawn each year to Maxville to witness an outstanding display of music, dance, sports, fiddling, pageantry, and tradition.In the course of the day, more than 50 pipe bands are put through their paces …

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