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The Pumpkin Creek Faire was held at the Ski area near Roseisle Manitoba. I attended the event from 1979-1981 with most of my documentation being in 1980. To the lady spinning wool (about 17 photos in), I am sorry I lost/misplaced your address. If you see this, I will still make good on my promise to send a print.
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Entrance to Pumpkin Creek Faire grounds, Roseisle Mb
Village Green Dancers and Morris Men performing at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Lorraine Dugas having lunch at her booth; selling her crafted leather work, Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Spectators watching Village Green Dancers and Morris Men performing at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Village Green Dancers and Morris Men performing at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Seating and stage area at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Village Green Dancers and Morris Men performing at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Tame That Brush booth at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Food venue at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Stage area at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Chilean musicians of the group Millarapue at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Main stage at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Pony rides at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Pony rides at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Swinging at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Petting farm at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Spinning wool at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Larry Fisher (right) playing with Leif (?) at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Hairdressing salon at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Corn rows were the rage at the hairdressing salon, Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Games of chance booth at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
The gamblers at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Pie in the Sky booth at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Musical performance at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Musical performance at the Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
An audience member at musical performance, Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
Audience at musical performance, Pumpkin Creek Faire, Roseisle Mb
11 Responses
Great collection, Rob. Wow…a lot more innocence in the air at that time…..
Lots of artists in the area and it shows …
… and better selection of pies.
Jeff
My partner in pies, Michaelin McDermott, and I made the pies and ran the booth, which we built. Saskatoon, rhubarb, strawberry, apple. we picked the berries too. It was very labour intensive . In today’s world, each slice would cost $12.00! We made no money but had a great time doing it.
Your cactus at Old Grace is thriving.
I had pear …
Pretty sure that’s me in the second pony ride photo!
It is indeed you on the pony
This can’t be 1980. Is it 1979? In 1980 the Teepee restaurant was there, friends of mine. The Punch and Judy Show and Rick Scott and Joe Mock-Pied Pear were there. They invited everyone to come onto the stage under the canopy to get out of the rain. I see a bunch of friends that I didn’t remember performing in 1980, Larry, the Brunskills and the Village Green Morris Dancers. I notice Barb Simmons was there getting her hair done. Al was not there in 1980 either. I couple of friends of mine had booths there that I don’t see here. Are there any more pictures?
In the introduction I said the photos were taken 1979-81. All of the dates are c.1980 (circa 1980) which means they are around 1980. There are more photographs, but these are the ones I have chosen to exhibit. Thank you for your interest.
Oh, now it makes sense. Sheila Brunskill says they played in 1980 and there are pictures of her and Gregg so I forwarded this to her. I looked though the photos again and thought I might have seen Joe Mock in the background in one. Do you have more pictures? If so I would love to see them.
No offence Ann, but as I said, these are the photographs that I have chosen to exhibit. As a documentary photographer, my purpose in taking the photographs was not to provide an inventory of the people involved but create a story of the occasion. Scanning a photograph takes time, expends resources and, in the case of images I exhibit, requires aesthetic choices. I appreciate your interest and hope you will explore the archived exhibit section on my site for other stories. All good wishes…