Stone skipping event on Pelee Sunday

PELEE ISLAND — What began as a simple idea to bring people together for an outdoor social distancing event, will come to fruition this weekend on Pelee Island.

The Bakery on Pelee Island is sponsoring ‘Skipping on the Rock’, the first annual stone-skipping competition, complete with a trophy and bragging rights.

The Bakery’s Julie Clifford is excited about the upcoming competition.

“It’s something that everyone can do,” she said. “You don’t have to be a world class athlete to participate.”

Cindy Osadzuk practices for this weekend’s ‘Skipping on the Rock’ competition on Scudder Beach, Pelee Island.

Clifford says you just need a good stone and little luck to land in the winner’s circle.

The event gets underway at high noon Sunday at Scudder Beach and there is no entry fee. There is an adult division and a division for kids under the age of 14.

Each participant will get three throws to get the most skips out of their stone. The top 10 will receive a 4th opportunity. The top 3 will then receive a 5th opportunity to better their score. The highest number of skips is the winner.

“Who knows,” said Clifford. “This could be a new social distancing Olympic event.”

COVID-19 protocols and guidelines will be in place.