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Event volunteers Shiho Brannick (right), of Eureka, and Maggie Shaffer, of Arcata, helped pass out lantern-making supplies on the Arcata Plaza early on Saturday morning. -
Reetu Tandukar-Robinson, of Bayside, prepared a lantern with an image of her home country, Nepal. -
Many lanterns were prepared in memory of husband and wife Carl Chatfield and Susan Anderson, of Bayside, who both died this summer. -
After buying fresh sunflowers at the Farmers’ Market, Jennaka Bozzoli, of Eureka, prepared her personalized lantern on Saturday morning. -
Cub Scout Simon Zagone, of Arcata, and other members of Pack 95 prepared their personalized lanterns on Saturday morning. -
Marissa Kautzer, of Manteca,and her daughter Itziel jworked together on their lantern. -
Elena Soloview, of McKinleyville, brought her personalized lantern and a blanket to sit on during the program. -
Dozens of lanterns were brought to Klopp Lake at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Santuary. -
A large crowd gathered at Klopp Lake at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary for the 34th annual Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony on Saturday, August 13, 2016. -
Julia Anderson, of Briceland, carried a flag bearing two photos of her son, Nick, during the ceremony. -
Fry Wolhandler, of McKinleyville, helped lead singing during the program. -
The Raging Grannies performed songs during the program. -
Event volunteer Lynda McDevitt, of Trinidad, helped launch the first remembrance lanterns. -
Attendees at the 34th Annual Arcata Lantern Floating Ceremony launched their remembrance lanterns. -
Volunteers waded into the shallows to help move the lanterns out into the gentle breeze that carried them out into the lake. -
The lanterns were lit with battery-powered lights this year instead of candles. -
Dozens of personalized remembrance lanterns floated gently out into Klopp Lake. -
The ceremony is drawn from the Japanese Obon tradition of honoring the departed. -
Lanterns drifted away into the fog.
Lantern Ceremony 2016
