Winchester - Aug. 7, 2011 - The second annual “Milk & Mallets” stone carving festival took place in Winchester, Ontario on August 6th & 7th as part of the Winchester Dairyfest celebration.

This one of a kind festival, made popular in Europe, is fairly new to North America as stone carvers ply their trade in this two day event. Carvers from throughout the Ottawa Valley and a few from outside the area such as Niagara-on-the-lake and Peterbourgh have joined in.

The basic premise for the festival is to have the participants carve art from a piece of Indiana limestone. This photo was taken Sunday afternoon in Winchester.