Happy Friday! This week's Flashback Friday post looks at this vintage postcard of the midway rides at the Canadian National Exhibition from the late 1960s!
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Happy Friday! This week's Flashback Friday post looks at this souvenir 100th anniversary Canadian National Exhibition pin from 1979!
The Canadian National Exhibition is set to run from August 21st to September 7th, 2026!
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Skater frozen in the air smiling while touching his toes
Sure you can touch your toes... But can you touch them several feet in the air with a smile like Elvis Stojko?
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Crowds pass the Fresh-Cut Fries and the Corn Dogs stands as the teacup and saucer ferris wheel spins in the night.
The rainbow colours of the Euroslide saturate the night with blurs of riders sliding down.
The large ferris wheel and The Hurricane rides are blurred in the nighttime long exposure.
The vintage swing ride lights up as it spins.
The final stroll through the midway on my way back to the streetcar.
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A young man in a white, sleeveless shirt sits, hunched over in concentration at a shooting game, on a vintage chrome and red naugahyde stool. An earlier trophy sits on his lap.
A large pink stuffy dominates the frame as it hangs from the ceiling of a game stall. We cannot see the game but, amid the blur of people on the move, a young child stands still and transfixed by it.
A couple stand considering the possibilities of a game entitled “Shoot Out”.
A nighttime of neon, fluorescent games at the CNE, bustle and roar.
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Gambling in the dark: the Ontario Lottery and Gambling paddock looks retro and futuristic simultaneously in the night.
A chaotic whirl of motion around a game stall that features rubber mallets and small catapults on an astroturf ledge.
Texaco Gasoline & Motor Oil proclaims a neon sign next to a racetrack game.
Out into the night, electric light and games at the CNE.
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Trays of small polished stones, sold by the bag, surrounded by Buddha figures.
Ferns surround churning mist rising from pools, above which hover giant sunfish constructed of bright multicoloured flowers.
I didn’t spend much time inside at the Ex but long enough to find the polished stones that fascinated me as a kid and a surreal flower installation.
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Toss a ring on a bottle a win one of the colourful stuffies hanging all around the game booth.
I think you’re supposed to throw a ring on a rubber duck.
A veritable gang of colourful monster stuffies crowded into the end of the Bottle Up game stand look intent on defending their turf.
A giant inflatable yellow rubber duck wearing a black mask fills the left side of the frame a ninja turtles hang from the awning of a game involving floating rubber ducks.
“Prize Guaranteed!” The second, unstated, guaranteed: you will be separated from your money. All fun at that games!
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The view from the side, looking up, of The Euroslide, a rainbow of slide courses.
The view from the bottom of The Euroslide as groups are starting, in the middle of, and finishing their slides.
A woman looks up a photographs her friend as he ascends the yellow and orange tower of The Mega Drop.
A spinning ride becomes an abstraction of lights and forms.
Slide, drop, and spin.
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A loop ride and a spinning swing type ride compete for attention of the crowds.
The Ring Of Fire takes its riders on a 360 loop against a clear blue sky.
Another ride rises up behind some tents towards a clear blue sky.
A chaotic view through The Hurricane in full spin and the pink and yellow tracks of the Crazy Mouse to the teacup and saucer ferris wheel.
Midway perspectives at The Ex.
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“Do not spit from ride. Remain seated.” warns a sign at one end of the SkyRide, an overhead chairlift that runs from one end of the main fairground to the other. People stroll around below with the midway in the distance.
Food stands from roasted corn to deep fried cheese curds. The main ferris wheel towers beyond.
“Chunks o Chicken” and “Curly’s Fries”, people silhouetted by the afternoon sun that flares the end of the frame, SkyRide overhead.
The old fashioned carnival swing and ferris wheel split the frame with an arc of swingers between.
Wandering towards the midway on a perfect afternoon at The Ex. Here’s a selection from my third roll of film on the day.
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A woman walks past a cluster of plastic ferns with the kids’ midway behind her.
A fountain in the sun with slow slow shutter speed motion blur in the cascades of water.
A quiet moment as a man walks pasts an old fashioned illuminated sign that spells “FLYER”, those of a certain age will recognize the sign from the somewhat infamous wooden roller coaster from The Ex of yore. A security guard sits in the shade nearby.
People gather and enter the Better Living Centre and banners advertise an exhibit entitled “The Farm”.
The Ex was a perfect end of summer fair this year. I carried one camera and lens and spent eight rolls of film. Here’s the second set.
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Skaters skate by the audience at the end of a show
Elvis Stojko making a point at the end of the show epic - Ice Skating & Acrobatic Show at the Canadian National Exhibition
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The illuminated CNE sign at the Prince's Gates
Wonderful day at the CNE!
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We got #6 on the leaderboard for the Mario Kart World time trials! First time, got #8. Then got kicked off as the day went on -- but we came back for vengeance! 🏎️
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Mmmm... Eva's Original Crème Brûlée Cone! 🍦🔥
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My Dutch friend said there was nothing "Dutch" about these poutines. Buuuut...I'd still eat it 😝
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Sausage [sandwich] with coleslaw and crispy onions. Yum!
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Chocolate-covered cheesecake with Lotus cookie butter, frosting, and more crumbled Biscoff on top. On a stick!
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Link sits with 6 cupcakes, each decorated with a different floral design. There are pink and white ones, such as a rose and a chrysanthemum
We attended a cupcake decorating event -- first time using proper piping bags and making floral designs! Not bad, eh?
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A display of one of the CNE's signature items -- waffle ice cream sandwich! (Link looks loungey)
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Puzzle Box -- we won!
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Link sits in front of the steering wheel of an F1 racing rig
F1 Racing rig. We got 3rd -- because our friend crashed into me and pushed me off the road!
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Link sits on the dashboard of an arcade game called "Nostalgia", a piano-mechanic music video game
First time seeing this game and now I want to be a pro at it.
(I play the piano, too)
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Link is pointing at a collage of neon signs of various video game and gaming designs, including a gaming cat, ice cream, a UFO, a ? Block, playing cards, and race cars
The Gaming Garage
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Little Link at the entrance of the CNE, Prince's Gates. There is a banner at the top of the gates that said "A Truly Canadian Tradition". There is a large sign that says "CNE" with a maple leaf behind Link, and he's smiling from the bottom of the frame.
Time for the CNE!
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Female acrobat bending over backwards hanging from a rope with spotlight behind her
Sure... I can touch my toes... Just not backwards, hanging from a rope, 40 feet up in the air, with a few thousand people watching me....
Performer at epic - Ice Skating & Acrobatic Show at the Canadian National Exhibition
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To the EX! Let’s Go! Let’s Go!!
Cana and Terry are at the CNE, they get to enjoy the rides, the eats, the games and so on.
I had fun at the EX on Saturday. Worth it.
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