The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-12-30
DULUTH WINTER
FROL|C PLANS.

| Plans for Duluth's Third Annual
Winter Frolic already are under
way with the celebration scheduled
to take place February Is to 1S
| The program includes a colorful
queen coronation, spectacular pag.
eantry, depicting the status of the
Great Lakes shipping industry, past
and future, and ski jumping, boys
dog derby races, skating, toboggan-
ing, and a huge parade.
Paramount interest in the frolic
which has been planned on a more
pretentious scale than in former
years, will be attached to the winter
sports and carnival activity of the
celebration.
The champion boy dog racer of
scores of Minnesota towns and cities
will be invited to participate in the
boys dog derby race here during
the Winter Frolic for the state
championship. The boys state
derby championship will take place
Saturday, February 18.
The outstanding event of the 1928
celebration will be the browning of
the queen on the opening night,
Wednesday, February Is. The frol-
ic will formally be launched that
night with an all-city parade thru
the downtown district followed by
the coronation of the queen at Left
Erickson park. The browning cere-
mony will take place on a miniature
ice bound ship illuminated with col
ored lights in the park.
Those participating in the corona
ton ceremonies will be CARRIED in
sailor costumes and the coronation
ball will be held Immediately otter
at the Duluth Armory, over which
the queen and her court, ensconced
in stage setting typical of the ship
ping industry, will rule. The queens
throne will be set in an artificial
sea or ship, tentative plans provide.
The Armory will be decorated to
resemble ship with the stage dec
GRATED to represent the bridge.
From the balconies, cardboard cut
outs of life boats will be hung and
the ships rails" of ropes will en-
circle the dance floor. Prizes to
the queen and her court will be
awarded at the ball.
Prizes are $3.50 sedan for the |
queen; $3.50 two-door sedan for
the grand duchess; a $500 diamond
ring for the first ranking duchess
and radio sets ranging in value from |
$210 to $155 for the next three |
duchesses.
Stunts and a general celebration |
will take place downtown where two |
bands will play from 9 P. M. until |
IL P. M. Thursday night will fol-
low a day of winter sport events,
skiing, tobogganing, skating, and
ski racing. Friday night will be a |
repetition of Thursdays program
and the Saturday, program will in
clude pageantry portraying the |
Great Lakes shipping industry, fol-
lowed by fireworks display, in ad-
dition to the state dog derby champ |
ionship for boys and the boys ski |
jumping tournament.
The Saturday pageant will depict |
the Knights of Inland Transporter
tionr-the railroad, the Squires of |
Field and Plain and the Burghers |
of the Ports of the Lakes, the Lord |
of the Forests. and his retinue and |
the Iron King from the North pay
ing tribute to the queen and her
court.
A fireworks display, ball, and mus
ic and stunts downtown will officially |
close the 1928 frolic although the
Duluth Ski Clubs annual tourna-
ment for the leading ski riders Of |
the nation is expected to draw
large crowd Sunday. The big frolic
parade will include floats repre-
senting the major lake ports on the
Great Lakes, such as Buffalo, Erie,
Milwaukee, Detroit and
others.