Louis Fobare Memorial Trophy Best of Show

Saranac Lake Kiwanis Club

Business Group — Float

First place: The Nature Conservancy

A tree — possibly an ent, a fictional tree-like creature from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” — walks with the Kiwanis Club of Saranac Lake’s float in the parade. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)

Second place: Charlie’s Inn

Business Group — Walking

First place: Saranac Lake ArtWorks and BluSeed Studios

Second place: Adirondack Health

Civic or Volunteer Group — Float

The Kranker family of Saranac Lake — Schuyler as a moose, his sister Summer and their father as an angry chef — won first place among independent group floats in Saturday’s Gala Parade, the peak event of the annual Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. (Enterprise photo — Chris Knight)

First place: Saranac Lake Kiwanis Club

Second place: Adirondack Wildlife Refuge and Rehabilitation

Civic or Volunteer Group — Walking

First place: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Second place: Believe NNY

Theresa Hartford, left, and Johnna McDougall of Soma Beats dance while dressed as snowy owls. (Enterprise photo — Chris Knight)

School Group — Float:

First place: Northern Lights School

Second place: Paul Smith’s College Veterans’ Association

School Group — Walking

First place: St. Bernard’s School

A fox-costumed person marches with the Episcopal Church of St. Luke the Beloved Physician, which won the trophy for best civic/volunteer group float. (Enterprise photo — Chris Knight)

Second place: Petrova Middle School

Independent Group — Float

First place: The Cranker Family

Second place: Saranac Village at Will Rogers

Independent Group — Walking

The Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy’s entry included a nesting osprey with moving wings and tail. Co-creators Mark Wilson (driving) and Peter Dupree are in the car controlling the moving limbs. The Nature Conservancy won the trophy for best business group float. (Enterprise photo — Chris Knight)

First place: Soma Beats and Bucket Ruckus

Second place: The Canoodlers

Animal Group — Walking

First place: The Wild Riders

Second place: N/A

For those winners who did not pick up their trophies at the Winter Carnival Parade Bands Sound-off following the parade, they are available at the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce at 193 River St.

St. Bernard’s School students dressed as insects and played kazoos in a “Blackfly Bug Band” while parents wore bug nets and carries flyswatters. The Saranac Lake Catholic school won the trophy for the best school walking group. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)

“Child-life preservation” is the theme of Northern Lights School’s float, which included a landscape of snow-capped mountains and cute kids. It won the trophy for best school float. (Enterprise photo — Justin A. Levine)