SARANAC LAKE 2009 WINTER CARNIVAL,"Pirates of the Adirondacks"
The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, to be held between February 6th and February 15th, is the longest running event of its kind in the Eastern United States. It will be celebrating its 112 th year in 2009. Begun as a one-day event to break the monotony of the long Adirondack winter, the Carnival has grown into a ten-day festival that includes sporting activities, dances, dramatic and musical productions, two parades (one especially for children) and two sets of fireworks above the world famous Ice Palace. In spite of the many changes, the Carnival has retained the warmth, charm and camaraderie of a family and community celebration, replete with reunions of friends and families.
| The celebration will begin with the Coronation of the King and Queen of the Winter Carnival, local citizens who have been selected for their substantial contributions to the good of the community through their volunteer work. Joining them are a Prince and a Princess (elected at the two local colleges) and a Court of Royal Lads and Lassies (elected at the local high school). Completing the royalty are six pages (selected at the local elementary schools) and a |
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Chamberlain and Archbishop, who tend to such things sas proclamations and the crowning of the royal couple. The first official duty of the newly-crowned "royals" will be to mingle with the "common folk" at a Royalty Reception following the coronation. This will be held at the Waterhole #3 on Main Street and is sponsored by the Women's Civic Chamber.
Watch the 08' Ice Palace Day-by-Day as it is being constructed, click here |
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Plans for the
2009 Winter Carnival began the day after
the conclusion of the 2008 Carnival, with
the Winter Carnival Committee, a small group
of dedicated volunteers, critiquing the event
and setting in motion the plans for the coming
year. A theme is chosen for each year, broad
enough to give free rein to fertile imaginations,
yet specific enough to provide a focus for
snow sculptures, marching units, parade costumes
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Themes in the past have
included "Hurray for the Holidays",
"Music in the Mountains", "Surfin'
the Century", "Magical Memories",
"All American City", "Boogie Down
Broadway", "Do the Locomotion",
"United in the Mountains", "Mardi
Gras" and, last year, "The Roaring '20's".
The 2009 theme is "Pirates of the Adirondacks".
Further information about the
Winter Carnival can be obtained by contacting
the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, 39
Main St., Saranac Lake, NY 12983, or at 1-800-347-1992,
(518) 891-1990 or www.saranaclake.com.
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