A Highland Perthshire hamlet proved that it may be Dull by name but it certainly wasn’t dull by nature.
Visitors from Boring were given a raucous welcome as the two communities celebrated their friendship for the first time.
After enjoying a day of activities around the area, the delegation from Oregon were shown just how their Scottish counterparts like to party.
A civic reception was held at Castle Menzies, where Perth and Kinross Provost Liz Grant presented the guests of honour with the emblem of the local authority.
In return, chairman of Boring planning council Steve Bates gifted Mrs Grant with the official documents approving the partnership and declaring August 9 as a local holiday in the US town.
Chairwoman of Dull and Weem community council Marjorie Keddie told The Courier the day “couldn’t have gone any better”.
“The weather was great and they were just in awe of the castle,” she said.
“They were very friendly and couldn’t believe we had put so much into the day for them. The ceilidh at night went very well, with some of the American visitors even participating in the dances.”
The partnership between the places was the brainchild of Elizabeth Leighton, who passed through the Oregon town while on a cycling holiday.
With a population of 12,000, Boring is too big to be officially twinned with Dull, but the idea of a “sister community” was mooted in its place and was pushed through in June last year.