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Winter Carnival

Built for access

SARANAC LAKE — A crew of locals has been working to make the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace accessible to all people this year. The Ice Palace Workers 101 builders are keeping accessibility in mind as the create the icy structure, and DJ Fowler is organizing the second annual ...

Blind Owl Band flies again

SARANAC LAKE — It’s time to head back “down to the watering hole.” After a three-year hiatus, the Blind Owl Band is reuniting for eight shows, starting with two at the Waterhole during the first weekend of Saranac Lake Winter Carnival early in February. The Carnival theme this year ...

Strike up the band

SARANAC LAKE — Work on the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Ice Palace started earlier than expected this year. On Friday, the all-volunteer Ice Palace Workers 101 set to work cutting ice blocks, making slush and laying the foundation of Carnival’s centerpiece. “Mother Nature was good ...

Winter Carnival buttons, posters on sale now

SARANAC LAKE — “Doonesbury” cartoonist Garry Trudeau’s button and poster designs for the 2025 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival have been revealed and are now on sale at numerous places around town. The buttons and posters were created along this year’s Carnival theme, “Music ...

Who should be in line for the throne?

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee wants to know who should be the Carnival king and queen for the 2025 festival in February. In recent years, Carnival royalty co-chair Cherie Racette said they’ve been getting fewer nominations for these honored positions than in ...