Handshake Across Border emphasizes peace, friendship
Submitted Photo More people have been attending the Handshake Across the Border every year at the International Peace Garden bordering the United States and Canada.
Submitted Photo Handshake Across the Border, an annual event held at the International Peace Garden, emphasizes with a hand shake the long-standing friendship between the United States and Canada, the two countries that share the longest international border in the world.
Submitted Photo More people have been attending the Handshake Across the Border every year at the International Peace Garden bordering the United States and Canada.
Submitted Photo Handshake Across the Border, an annual event held at the International Peace Garden, emphasizes with a hand shake the long-standing friendship between the United States and Canada, the two countries that share the longest international border in the world.
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DUNSEITH -- Hundreds of participants met at the border between the United States and Canada on Aug. 8 to shake hands across the 49th parallel in a demonstration of international friendship.
The annual event at the International Peace Garden, north of Dunseith, provides a powerful reminder of the foundation of the garden -- the pledge of peace and cooperation between two nations.
"The Handshake Across the Border keeps getting bigger and bigger," said Tim Chapman, CEO of the Peace Garden. "People want to be a part of it and come together to honor the commitment to peace that was founded here in 1932 and grows stronger every year. At a time when some global relationships seem uncertain, a simple handshake is a reminder of the long-standing friendship between the countries that share the longest international border in the world."
The Handshake Across the Border was a highlight of the garden's Summer Floral Celebration, which also featured live music, songwriting workshops, folk dancing, a classic car show, activities for children, hands-on craft projects with a pollinator theme and a variety of vendors offering food, arts and crafts.
The International Peace Garden is a nonprofit organization committed to advocating for peace.
Nestled in the Turtle Mountains, the Peace Garden is a living monument to the ideals of friendship and cooperation among nations. The acres of uninterrupted prairie, forest and radiant floral gardens are defined by nature, not borders.