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If you’re in the highlands right now there’s a huge aurora taking place. Currently raging at Kp6 (storm level) and is visible with the naked eye. The skies are perfectly crystal clear too! Image courtesy of Glendale Skye Auroras ... See more

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After weeks of anticipation, the super blood wolf moon has finally appeared in the UK. After this dazzling appearance, the next one won't happen until January 31, 2037, so if you missed it then you'll have to wait another 18 years 😉 Did you get a chance to see the blood moon in Scotland? ... See more

Happy New Year to all MacRaes from the Clan MacRae Society of North America! We pray blessings of peace, health and prosperity for all in 2019!

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The holidays are just over the horizon, so I'd just like to say, wherever you are in the world Frohe/Fröhliche Weihnachten, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad , Joyeux Noël, Καλά Χριστούγεννα, Vesel Božič, Šťastné a veselé, Vánoce Prettige kerstdagen, Maligayang Pasko, Schöni Fäschttäg, Geseende Kersfees, Wesołych świąt i szczęśliwego , Zalig Kerstfeest, Kellemes karácsonyt , Feliz Natal, 聖誕節同新年快樂, Glædelig jul, Весела Коледа, Mele Kalikimaka, Beannachtaí na Nollag, 明けましておめでとうございます, God jul, merī krismas, Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn newydd dda, Рождеством Христовым, śubh krisamas, Bon Nadal, Kellemes karácsonyt, Sretan Božić svima, Gleðileg jól frá Íslandi, Hyvää joulua and finally Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!!! Merry Christmas folks! Hope to see you in 2019 and thank you all for being here!

David xxx ... See more

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We are taking some time to catch up on news!

The Colorado MacRaes once again hosted a Clan MacRae tent in Estes Park for the Longs Peak Scottish Festival in September. Again this year, we had several members visit for the first time including Paul and Terry Lutz from Indiana, Terry Groff from Colorado with his guest Ira Murphy from Kansas, and Sarah Crowe from Florida. Audrey and Anna Lee Crowe came for a second visit from Texas. Anna Lee competed in the Scottish dancing and took home two first place, one second place and one third place ribbons and she won a nice trophy for best overall dancer in her class! It is so awesome to have a champion dancer in our Clan and Society!

This is one of the largest Scottish festivals in America and it sits beneath towering Longs Peak at 14,259 feet and Estes Park is also the Gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park! One of the highlights is the parade through downtown Estes Park on Saturday morning where Clan MacRae always has a good presence! We welcome all our members to consider planning a vacation to Colorado and visiting us at the Longs Peak Scottish Festival. It is always a 3-day festival the weekend after Labor Day. Enjoy the photos! ... See more

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We join our Scottish MacRaes in saying Happy Thanksgiving to all MacRaes in North America! May you count your blessings today and enter into a day of true Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American brethren!

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Happy birthday to Marigold Macrae who celebrated her 90th birthday recently at Eilean Donan Castle! We look forward to being there again with her and all of Clan MacRae in May 2019 for the Clan MacRae Gathering! ... See more

This week we’ve been celebrating the 90th birthday of our much loved matriarch Marigold Macrae. She has been hugely influential in the castle’s development over many many years, and has brought her vibrant, boundless energy to all things Clan MacRae. Happy birthday ma’am! ... See more

The Story Behind John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields” poem

On this day of remembrance, we are thinking of the words from John McCrae's "In Flanders Fields."

On 3rd May 1915 John McCrae wrote the iconic First World War poem, In Flanders Field. Here, The Royal British Legion tells the story of the poem and how it i...

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