So how do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day when you are required to practice social distancing? The Irish community of Chateauguay may not be having a parade this year but they did come up with a novel way to celebrate.
Chateaguay families are taking part in a scavenger hunt. Residents living on 41 streets in the community agreed to decorate their homes and yards with shamrocks.
Armed with a map — virtual or on paper — participants drive around town, looking for shamrocks until they have found them all. “Everyone is really having fun with it, and people are leaving their shamrocks up for a few days, so if people didn’t have a chance to go today they can go tomorrow” said Kelly Bulmer, one of the organizer’s of the event.