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Tartan Days in Missouri!
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April 6, every year, is Tartan Day around the world. It celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320. The celebrations began in Canada in 1987, came to the USA in 1998, and to Missouri in 2000, thanks to the hard work of Scots from all over Missouri and…
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Big Folks, Heavy Stuff, and Fierce Competition
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Since 2001, the St. Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival (SLSG) has been informing, entertaining and enlightening more and more people in the Midwest about the history, culture and contributions of Scotland. That success has now led to in the announcement that SLSG will host the Masters World Championship (MWC) of Scottish heavy athletics…
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Campaign for independence raised profile of Scotland in America
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My latest article in the UK Telegraph allowed me to talk Scottish Independence, the Scottish Government in the US, Scottish Development International, St. Louis and the St. Louis Cardinals. You can read it here.
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The Scottish Takeover of St. Louis
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The 12th Annual St. Louis Scottish Games takes place this Friday and Saturday. This year will feature highland athletics, bagpipes, folk music, food, drink, crafts, goods, highland dancing, kids activities, sheepdog trials, sword fighting, birds of prey and much more. It’s a great time to enjoy traditional Scotland in the middle of St. Louis. The…
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FOX 2 – Scottish Games in Forest Park
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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – It was the 11th annual Scottish Games in Forest Park Saturday featured tossing the caber, highland dancing, highland cattle, children’s activities, sheepdog herding, sword fighting and food.
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KSDK – Kilts, Bagpipes and Heavy Stuff
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KSDK’s Heidi Glaus reports on the 2013 St. Louis Scottish Games.
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Show Me St. Louis – St. Louis Scottish Festival
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KSDK’s Show Me St. Louis covered the 2013 St. Louis Scottish Games.
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St. Louis featured in the UK’s Telegraph newspaper
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Today, this Brit got to brag about St. Louis in the international edition of the UK’s Weekly Telegraph. You can read it online on the Daily Telegraph’s website.
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As Olympic Fever Winds Down, Now What?
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The year was 1984 and I was in Britain watching the Los Angeles Olympic Games and enjoying every moment. Back then, all us kids, inspired by the likes of Carl Lewis and Sebastian Coe, held our own Olympics down at the local track. Now, 28 years later, I’m in America watching the London Olympic…
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US Senate or Granite City School Board. Who Knows More?
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Granite City School Board, March 27, 2012 Principal denied student right to wear a kilt because they “want to teach the men to dress like men.” Kilts are “nontraditional.” Kilts are “not what we call normal wear.” US Senate, March 20, 1998 Whereas April 6 has a special significance for all Americans, and especially…