St. Patrick's Day Parade Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade Scranton The St. Patrick's Parade Day in Scranton is one of the largest Saint Patrick's Day parades in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is held in Scranton, Pennsylvania every year on the Saturday of the weekend before St. Patrick's Day - even if St Patrick's day falls on a Saturday or Sunday. For Example, in 2013, St. Patrick's Day was on a Sunday, and the Parade was held on the Saturday of the previous weekend - March 9 The date of the parade is commonly referred to as "Parade Day". Festivities begin with a mass at 10:00 am
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent to Canada's Arctic where she supports the annual Arctic sealift to various coastal communities and carries out multi-disciplinary scientific expeditions. During the winter months, "Louis S. St-Laurent" sometimes operates in the Gulf of St. Lawrence to aid ships in transiting to Montreal, Quebec, although she usually only serves this assignment during particularly heavy ice years. "Louis S. St. Laurent" was launched 3 December 1966 by Canadian Vickers Limited at Montreal, Quebec and commissioned in October 1969. From 8–22 September 1969 "Louis S. St-Laurent" sailed on the expedition in the Northwest Passage. She was assisted by and the United States Coast