Friday

Old-Timey Fun

Of all the world’s athletic contests, one of the most interesting might have been the historic Invergarry Highland Games where competitors lifted heavy stones, threw hammers, ran from the island to Invergarry and back (6 miles) and twisted “the four legs from a cow, for which a fat sheep was offered as a prize.” Alas, today’s tamer games offer no such diversion.

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