"Congratulations to Merle Smith of Saranac Lake for being the winner of the 2021 Winter Carnival Poster signed by Gary Trudeau!"
2022 POSTERS AND BUTTONS ARE AVAILABLE!
buttons by Garry Trudeau
The collectible button designed by "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau for the 2021 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival is now on sale! Trudeau, who was raised in Saranac Lake, has been creating our button design since 1981 to benefit the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival.
The button costs $5 and is available at the following local merchants:
Ampersound
ADK wine and liquor
Adirondack Bank Main St
Adirondack Bank Church St
ADK Daily Enterprise
Blue Moon Cafe
Bear Essentials
Coakleys
Carcuzzi
Fusion Market
Gauthiers Saranac Lake Inn
Hyde Mobil (Broadway)
Hyde Mobil (Lake Flower ave)
Kinney Drugs
Lakeview Deli
Rice Furniture
Rusty Nail
Saranac Lake wine and Liquor
Saranac Lake Waterfront Hotel
Romanos Saranac Lanes
Village Mercantile
Waterhole
Will Rogers
History Hut and Gift shop (HQ)
S/L Chamber of Commerce
Buttons can also be found at the cart located at the ice palace.
MAIL ORDER - buttons
PLEASE CALL FOR AVAILABILITY OF PAST BUTTONS BEFORE ORDERING!
Winter Carnival Buttons and Past Carnival Buttons are available through mail order. Mail request to Barbara Martin at PO Box 566 Saranac Lake NY, 12983.
Make payment payable to Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee. All buttons are $5.00 each. There is an additional cost for shipping based on quantity of Button order. 1 to 4 buttons $4.75, 5 to 8 buttons $6.00, 9 or more $8.00.
( prices subject to change)
If ordering Past buttons please call Barb at 518-891-2382 to check for availability.
Posters by Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau began designing collectible posters (17" x 25") as fundraisers for the benefit of Winter Carnival.
Trudeau signed 100 posters which cost $70 each including tax. There is an additional cost for shipping if local pick-up is not possible. Signed posters are available to purchase starting January 2, on or after that date you can contact Jeff Dickson by e-mail at casjdcksn@aol.com or by phone at (518) 891-4344. Those who have purchased signed posters in the past should contact Mr. Dickson to continue the numbered series. Unclaimed numbered posters will be made available to the public on a first come/first served basis. Contact Mr. Dickson to be placed on the waiting list.
A raffle will be held for signed poster #1. Sales are limited to 100 raffle tickets at a cost of $5 each. Tickets are available from Mr. Dickson until the opening of carnival on January 31, and then they're available at carnival headquarters and gift shop (193 River Street) until the carnival ends on February 9. **UPDATE: Congrats to Nancy and Larry Cohen of Denville, NJ who won the raffle for signed poster #1 by Garry Trudeau! Thanks to all who participated in the raffle; it's one of the fundraisers that helps to keep the Carnival going.**
Unsigned posters are for sale at Ampersound (52 Main Street) beginning on 12/20 and at the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (39 Main Street) beginning on 12/26, payment is by cash only. They will also be sold at our headquarters and gift shop during Winter Carnival. The cost for an unsigned poster is $17 including tax. In addition to current year posters, some prior year unsigned posters are still available for $10. Years 2012 and 2017 are completely sold out. To purchase a poster by mail, contact Mr. Dickson. There is an additional cost for shipping.
Other Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Memorabilia
Other Winter Carnival memorabilia may be found at villiagemerc.com
