CROSSLAKE — The parade time temperature was 22 degrees with a cold wind, but the sun was shining and people were having fun in Crosslake on Saturday, March 18, for the 49th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Celebration.
People dressed warmly — many in green with St. Patrick’s Day hats and headbands — and lined County State Aid Highway 66 to enjoy the parade.
Those clad in green included parade grand marshal Fred Skog, 95, founder of Crosslake Sheet Metal, who rode inside a horse-drawn carriage in the parade.
New this year was a sold-out Shenanigans VIP Experience, and those who paid $100 received access to a heated Shenanigans VIP tent, a meal and drink, and a green camping chair. The chairs were lined along Swann Drive at the start of the parade for preferred curbside, front row seating.
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The parade route was a half mile longer than in the past, extending past the Daggett Channel Bridge to the Log Church.
Parade winners were:
- Best of parade: Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar.
- Second place: JAG Interior Solutions.
- Third place: Boyd Lodge.
- Favorite nonprofit: National Loon Center.
- Second place nonprofit: Pequot Lakes Track & Field.
- Third place nonprofit: Lee Miller 1964 Studebaker.
Mikayla Bavreck-Sindt and Brett Wallace, of St. Paul, found the Lost Pot O' Gold on the Nordic Ridge Trail at the Crosslake Community Center after two clues.
Clue No. 1
The 49th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is here,
You’ll need warm clothes and your Geimhreadh gear.
Magnum Research is sure to impress,
Our Emerald Sponsor is Simply the Best!
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Clue No. 2
Skating, Fireworks and Trails galore,
Walk around trees and so much more.
The Aistear will be hard, it’s for the strong
The hike is beautiful and pretty long.
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