Saint Patrick's Day in the United States County Division's St. Patrick's Day Parade has more than 130 entries and lasts more than 90 minutes as it snakes through downtown and the Old Market. Pearl River attracts a crowd of 100,000 people, making it the second largest parade in New York state behind the New York City Parade. The parade started in 1963. The St. Patrick Society sponsors a St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Party on March 17 of each year. The Parade participants march along the designated parade route through downtown Peoria. Awards are presented in the following parade categories: Business Entries, Family Entries, and Organizational Entries.
CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent Arctic to map the undersea continental shelf. The two vessels were slowed by thick ice conditions. At 1:30 a.m. on 2 April 2015, "Louis S. St-Laurent", arrived near Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador to take the damaged Canadian Coast Guard vessel under tow. "Ann Harvey", which had run aground near Burgeo, was already being towed by the lifeboat CCGS "W.G. George" when the icebreaker arrived. "Louis S. St-Laurent" took over the tow and brought "Ann Harvery" into Connoire Bay where Royal Canadian Navy divers could inspect the ship. In 2016 "Louis S. St-Laurent" was deployed to the Arctic carrying an international