SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Laker Mary Agnes (Aggie) Pelletieri has been selected to serve as judge for the art show being held in conjunction with the annual Guideboat Show.

The show at the historic Oak and Ballroom of the Hotel Saranac opened Monday and continues daily until July 8 from noon to 8 p.m.

The prize winners will reflect the Adirondacks, its history and including a boat design compatible with the accompanying Guideboat Show. Area artists have been invited to enter their art. Artists pay $10 to enter up to two of their works, in any medium, to be displayed and or offered for sale. The total collected will be given as cash prizes.

Pelletieri, a former Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce director, graduated from Paul Smith’s College, SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Potsdam. She holds a BA degree in Studio Art and Art History with a Master’s degree in education. She worked at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts as the public relation and gallery director and was an elementary art educator at L.P. Quinn in Tupper Lake for 16 years. Currently, Pelletieri is pursuing a long list of creative endeavors.

Additional information on entering the art show may be obtained by texting or calling Sandra Hildreth at 518-832-0081 or Kathy Dyer at 505-235-1268, greensideofthebigapple@gmail.com

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The Willard Hanmer Guideboat, Canoe and Kayak Races return to Saranac Lake on Sunday, July 7.

At the race finish line at the Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club, Bernie Branch, one of the area’s top guitarists and vocalists, will perform.

Parking at the finish line is free; however, donations in any amount will be accepted to benefit the King family of Tupper Lake, who recently lost their home and business in a fire.

Racers and spectators are sure to enjoy the live music, the Elk’s Club’s famous barbecue chicken dinner, the Women’s Civic Chamber bake sale, St. Armand Youth Commission popcorn sales, Hex and Hop libations, soda and water, a free children’s bouncy house, the Loon Conservation Center booth, the Saranac Lake Fish and Game Club memberships and 10 gun raffle tickets. Vendors who may wish to join the finish line festivities give the organizers a call at 505-235-1268 or email greensideofthebigapple@gmail.com. Race results will be posted, perpetual trophies displayed and awards will be given at the race’s end.

Local businessman Sam Grimone of Woods and Waters is spearheading a new addition to the finish line in which registered entrants, who do not finish in the top three, draw for a chance to win a prize. Local merchants have donated or are donating prizes that include gift certificates, puzzles, baseball hats, pizza, corn maze entries and car washes.