What do you do when you live in a place where winter lasts seven to eight months a year? Celebrate! Every year Saranac Lake hosts Winter Carnival complete with an ice palace, two weeks dedicated events and parties, but the best part – the parade. Each year the Winter Carnival has a theme and this year it is Pirates!
If you have not had the pleasure of visiting Saranac Lake and gotten to know the community, Winter Carnival is a great time to do so. What does this have to do with color and the dye pot? I am as much inspired by the community of Saranac Lake as I am the mountain views that I pass each day.
The top picture is my favorite of the over 100 that I took at the parade. I am not sure who this woman is but she is my favorite paradae pirate. She was so in the moment, it was awesome!
I came away from the parade energized, happy, and thinking about all the people who brought a colorful side to the event. The floats were great and well constructed. Businesses, local colleges, non-profits, school groups all participated in the parade as well as a few performing groups from Canada.
Tracy Santagate of Books and Baskets brought out some of her amazing basketsfor her float. If you are in Saranac Lake be sure to drop in at Books and Baskets Book store.
Here is a little "Local Color" from the Waterhole, a downtown watering hole. I felt a little guilty as the sun moved away from me, after all I was fully dressed!
Local Color from behind!
Now one would think that the school would double check the spelling? Oops.
I have lots more pictures but I think I will share more another day. It was a great day in Saranac Lake for the Winter Carnival parade. If you missed it, put it on the calendar for next year.
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