Cover sheet and opening bars of the song.
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 18, 1927
Friday, February 18, 1927, was a bitterly cold day, so Speed Day races were postponed until the next day. On Saturday, an estimated 15,000 paid fifty cents (twenty-five cents for children) to view horse races, speed skating, and motorcycle ski-joring on a half-mile track on the lake ice off Lake Shore Park. A 9:00 p.m. dance at the Armory was the final event of the week.
From the 2/17/1927 Duluth News Tribune
Duluth Public Library Girls in their Costumes at the 1927 Winter Frolic
From the 2/15/1927 Duluth Herald
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 17, 1927
Thursday, February 17, 1927, was West End Day. Activities included a parade through the West End and an 8:30 p.m. baseball game on the ice at Wheeler Field. The American Legion Frolic Ball was held at 7:30 p.m. at the Armory.
From the 2/17/1927 Duluth News Tribune
From the 2/17/1927 Duluth Herald
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 15-16, 1927
On Tuesday night, Feb. 15, 1927, the Winter Frolic parade, with 7,000 marchers, floats, bands, and drum corps, entertained an estimated 70,000 spectators. The City of Duluth float was a miniature model of the new city hall. Wednesday was West Duluth Day, with numerous activities planned including another parade through the West Duluth business district.
Program from the 2/15/1927 Duluth Herald
From the 2/16/1927 Duluth Herald
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 14, 1927
The coronation parade for Winter Frolic Queen Helia Nauha began on Eighth Avenue West and followed Superior Street and London Road to Lake Shore Park, where an ice palace had been constructed for the coronation ceremony. A dance at the Armory followed the coronation.
From the 2/14/27 Duluth News Tribune
From the 2/15/27 Duluth Herald
Second Annual Duluth Winter Frolic February 14-19, 1927
The first Duluth Winter Frolic was so popular that planning for the 1927 Frolic began in April of 1926. E.P. Kreimer was named chairman of the executive committee. The 1927 Frolic actually kicked off on Sunday, Feb. 13, with a ski-jumping tournament and Olympic trials at the Chester Park ski slide. A crowd of 5,000 watched Duluthian Tommy Clark make a jump of 154 feet, the longest of the tournament. The main event on Monday was the coronation of Winter Frolic Queen Helia Nauha, which took place in the ice palace which had been constructed in Lake Shore Park (now Leif Erikson Park), followed by the Coronation Ball at the Armory. On Tuesday night, the biggest event of the week took place. A parade including 6,000 people, more than 140 floats and decorated cars, 125 horses, and ten bands assembled at Superior Street and Second Avenue West and marched to Fifteenth Avenue East and London Road. An estimated 70,000 people lined the parade route. Additional parades took place on Wednesday (West Duluth Day) and Thursday (West End Day). Altogether, five parades were held during the week, in addition to numerous luncheons, dinners, hockey games, skating and skiing races, a baseball game on ice at Wheeler Field, Frolic balls, and a costume contest. Speed Day races scheduled for Friday afternoon on the ice off Lake Shore Park were postponed until Saturday because of cold temperatures. On Saturday afternoon, a crowd estimated at 15,000 watched various racing events held on a half-mile track on the lake ice from Fifth Avenue East to Eleventh Avenue East. Harness-horse, skating, and motorcycle ski-joring races were held throughout the afternoon. The Frolic ended Saturday night with the Carnival Ball at the Armory.
