Macklin hosts annual Bunnock World Championships
Thousands are expected to come to town this weekend to watch a sport which has entertained audience since the Second World War.
Macklin will hold its 24th annual Bunnock Championship over the July 29 weekend. Kim Gartner who is the coordinator of the tournament said he isn’t surprised at how far people will travel for a shot at being crowned number one.
“People come from literally all across the globe,” Gartner said. “We’ve had teams from Japan, Chile, Columbia, Australia, the list goes on and on.”
Bunnock, or bones as it is sometimes referred to, was brought to Canada by Russians after the Second World War. It was created by the bored sons of soldiers stationed in remote locations. Coloured bones are used to knock down white ones to score points. The inventors of the sport used the ankle bones from dead horses because those were the only ones which would stand upright on the ice.