41 Sand Creations Displayed at Lion’s Head Beach Sandcastle Competition 

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Photo: 1st place winner in Sandcastle Category, the Mansfield Family, carrying on a 40-year-old family tradition of participating in the annual Lion’s Head Homecoming Weekend Sandcastle Building Competition. Every child under 10 who participated in the competition was given a plush toy, compliments of Marydale Ashcroft and Sarah Perrault of The Shops at 84 Main.
By Joanne Rodgers, Bruce Peninsula Press

On 6 August 2023, the Lion’s Head beach was full of innovative and industrious talent as seven sandcastles and 20 sand sculptures were created, with an additional 14 sand creations built by kids under 10.

There were a total of 41 entries in 3 categories: Sandcastles, Sculptures and under 10 years. Each creation had to be between 6 feet by 6 feet, and could not include any man-made items. Three winners were chosen in each category while every child under 10 years who participated in the competition was given a plush toy.

Photo: Marydale Ashcroft (left), co-sponsor of the event, handing out a plush toy to every participant under 10 years.

Sponsors Marydale Ashcroft and Sarah Perrault of The Shops at 84 Main and Tim Hayes of the Community Bottle Drive donated all the prizes as well as organizing this very popular Civic Holiday weekend activity.

The first place winner in the Sandcastle category was the Mansfield family; the family has been participating in the competition for about 40 years. The 2nd place winner in the Sandcastle category was the Pearce (Friends) family; they have been entering the competition for about the last 15 years.

List of Winners:

• Under 10 years

-1st place – Trent and Carmyn Lyle

-2nd place – Code Name Bananas (Sienna and Zoe)

-3rd place – Diebels

Photo: Trent Lyle, 1st place winner in the Under 10 Category.
Photo: Team Code Name Bananas, the duo of Sienna and Zoe, with their turtle sand sculptures.
Photo: Team Diebels receiving their prize for winning 3rd place in the Under 10 category.

• Sandcastle Category

-1st place – Mansfields

-2nd place – Pearce

-3rd place – Christianson

The Pearce family were the 2nd place winners in the Sandcastle category with their dragon castle. The Pearce family and friends have been creating sand structures for about the last 15 years at the Sandcastle Competition.
Photo: Christianson family representative collecting the prize for placing 3rd in the Sandcastle competition as the crowd look on.

• Sculpture Category

-1st place – Kervin

-2nd place – Visser

-3rd place – Tyndall/Appleby/Abano

Photo: The Kervin family with their sand sculpture of a snake won 1st prize winner in the Sculpture category.

Note: The organizers wish to get in contact with the entrants Potvins and Huisman families. Please call Marydale at 519-374-4468

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