The Village Mercantile recently announced the winners of its second annual Winter Carnival Shoebox Float Contest. Two members of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee, Beryl Szwed and Winter Carnival Queen Martha Watts, judged the entries in three categories — Beauty, Originality and Theme. Pictured here is Amelia Evans and her first-place shoebox float. (Photo provided)

Two members of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee seen here, Beryl Szwed and Winter Carnival Queen Martha Watts, judged the entries in three categories — Beauty, Originality and Theme. (Photo provided)

Village Mercantile Treasurer Alan Brown presents Summer Cranker with a second-place gift card. (Photo provided)

The fourth-place float, created by Oliver Halasz. Halasz is seen here virtually on a cell phone. (Photo provided)