So my students are often surprised when I tell them that St. Patrick’s Day was once a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue. In fact, there’s even a color known as St. Patrick’s blue.

St. Patrick's Day celebrants will be festing this weekend in Clayton and running in Watertown. The 37th annual North Country Goes Green Festival is 4 p.m. to midnight on Friday and 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturday.