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Category: Sports & Recreation

Building the ramp for the soap box race

Building the ramp for the soap box race

The Optimist Club organized most of the soapbox races at the Fêtes. Members of the association set up the ramp used by the participants.
Soapboxes hurtle down the ramp

Soapboxes hurtle down the ramp

The soapbox or woodbox race was probably the most popular activity among the children of Saint-Eustache.
The flour sack lift

The flour sack lift

In one of the old-time contests, this strong man lifts more than ten sacks of animal feed representing sacks of flour in front of an astounded audience. The […]