Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 5:55 pm
This year s Ogdensburg International Seaway Festival sports a theme of We re Back and Beating COVID. The festival runs July 24 through Aug. 1. Logo courtesy of Laurel Lee Roethel.
BY PAUL MITCHELL
North Country This Week
OGDENSBURG - The Ogdensburg International Seaway Festival will return for its 60th edition July 24 to Aug. 1.
This year’s festival welcomes many of the traditional events and activities, including the fireworks display on July 30 and the parade on July 31.
“Everyone is thrilled to death. I am receiving messages daily,” said Laurel Lee Roethel, festival co-organizer.
To date, three professional music groups will perform - The Downbeats Percussion from Buffalo, Prime Time Brass from Rochester, and the return of the Hit Men, also from Rochester.
OGDENSBURG â Floats are being sought to be part of the 60th annual Ogdensburg International Seaway Festival parade on July 31.
Seaway Festival Chairman Chris Cole said that the committee is seeking floats to participate in the parade. Anyone can have a float â individuals, groups, organizations or businesses.
High school marching bands, normally a popular draw for the Seaway Festival parade, will not be present due to COVID-19 restrictions. Hopefully, any floats entered will be able to provide some more entertainment for parade go-ers, Cole added.
âWe want to promote floats that have music on them to give a little more liveliness to the parade route,â said Cole, âWe are expecting a pretty decent number of floats this year with us not having a parade last year.â