Ontario's Oldest Premier Winter Carnival

That's right my home town of Cochrane Ontario is gearing up for our Winter Carnival! Ten days of winter fun to help break up the long mundaness of our long Canadian Winters. Some of the activities include: Miss Chimo Princess Pageant, Skidoo Races, Torch Light Parade, MS Fundraiser hockey game -Police vs Fireman, Ice Fishing Derby, Polar Bear Dip, Parade, Sliding, Ice Hockey 3 on 3 tournament, Bantam Blues Hockey Tournament, Demolition Derby, Thunderation Week, Ice/Snow Sculpture Contest, Vintage Snowmobile Display and Rides, Helicopter Rides, Horseshoe Tournament, Beer Tent -and night dances on the lake, Wing-a-thon, many many dinners to raise funds for local charities and organizations, plus a bunch of other activities to check it out more here's the website; www.cochranewintercarnival.com .

This year I'm finally working somewhere I can participate in thunderation week and have co-workers with a little enthusiasism. Thunderation Week is every day next week has a theme and you dress to the theme. Monday is Adventures in Wonderland, Tuesday is Tropical Vacations Day, Wednesday is Snow Sports Day, Thursday is Ugly Sweater Day, and Friday is Pajama Day. Monday at the store I'm there by myself as Sam will be out of town -so I'm thinking of doing a Mad Hatter kind of costume. Tuesday we're going to wear our beach wear and have coktails/moktails and our beach chairs to sit under our palm tree, snow sports hockey would be obvious but we feel it will be a popular go to sport so we're going to think of something else we can do, ugly sweater day is perfect since I got an ugly sweater for xmas and pajama day is pajama day! complete with bed head :)  If I remember I'll try and get pictures of us all week.

The crowd gathered on our lake, where we host many of the Carnival events.



A brave soul jumping into the chilly lake as part of the Polar Bear Dip.



One of the many trucks/floats par-taking in the parade.