Saranac Lake hosts 9th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade [Video]

THE SPIRIT AND CHEER OF THE IRISH FOUND ITS WAY TO THE STREETS OF SARANAC LAKE TODAY… FOR THE VILLAGE’S ááNINTH ANNUAL SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE. <BAGPIPES> THE PARADE KICKED OFF AT 1 THIS AFTERNOON… STARTING AT THE POST OFFICE– AND ENDING AT THE TOWN HALL. NEIGHBORS FROM ALL ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY STOP BY FOR THE EVENT. THIS YEAR’S EVENT– DREW IN HUNDREDS. JEN MOTT, THE DIRECTOR OF THE PARADE, SAYS THIS YEAR’S TURNOUT WAS ONE OF THEIR BEST. SHE’S BEEN IN CHARGE FOR SIX OF THE NINE YEARS OF THE PARADE. DESPITE CLOUDS IN THE FORECAST… SHE JOKES THAT WITH A LITTLE IRISH LUCK…THE SUN WOULD MAKE IT JUST IN TIME FOR THE PARADE. <JENNIFER MOTT, PARADE DIRECTOR “I’M NEVER NERVOUS ABOUT PARADE DAY WEATHER. IT’S ALWAYS GOOD ON PARADE DAY. LUCK OF THE IRISH! NEVER WORRY ABOUT IT.”> <“YOU KNOW THE FIRST YEAR WAS SMALL…I ALWAYS SAY …