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Scholarship

Each year, the Queen of the Lakes and two Aquatennial Princesses are chosen to represent the festival and city of Minneapolis all over the state, nation and world.  Fifty young women representing communities throughout the state of Minnesota participate in this once-in-a-lifetime program.   

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Alumni

The Aquatennial have a rich history of Ambassadors who have represented the festival.  From Minnesota’s top business leaders, media stars and people who have a great passion for the Aquatennial, these are the people who have made the festival what it is today.

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Alumni

 Aquatennial Ambassadors Alumni

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2010
THE BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Alexandra Forster – Miss Delano
Commodore Jim Patterson
President Bill Rissmann
Princess Abbrielle Massee – Hopkins Raspberry Festival Queen
Princess Angela Kron – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Captain Jim Domeier
Captain Daryl Wahl
Senior Queen Pam Askeland
Senior Commodore Dave Ulvin
Senior Princess Shirlee L. Callender
Senior Vice Commodore Pete Koegel
2009
THE BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Tara Litwinchuk – Miss Maple Grove
Commodore Thomas LaSalle
President Bill Rissmann
Princess Jaclyn Auger – Miss Hutchinson
Princess Emily McConkey – Miss Cokato
Captain Natalka Hertaus
Captain Rob Mauzy
Senior Queen Lyn Kay Henderson
Senior Commodore David Gasparrini
Senior Princess Gwendolyn Jefferson
Senior Vice Commodore Donald Lucas
2008
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Charissa Pederson – Miss Monticello
Commodore Mary Niemeyer
President Bob Alfton
Princess Jenna Forstner – Miss Gibbon
Princess Tzvetelina Pramatarov – Anoka Royal Ambassador
Captain Rob Mauzy
Captain Lindsey Peterson
Senior Queen Ann Hair
Senior Commodore Douglas Anderson
Senior Princess Judy Holmquist
Senior Vice Commodore Pat Bohmer
2007
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Jessica Gaulke-Chayer – Miss Robbinsdale (July 2006-January 2007)
Queen of the Lakes Jenna Bernhardson – Miss Svenskarnas Dag (January 2007-July 2007)
Commodore John Hines
President Joe Johnston
Princess Jenna Bernhardson – Miss Svenskarnas Dag (July 2006-January 2007)
Princess Lindsay Saunders – Willmar Fest Queen of Festivals
Princess Nichelle Hackert – Anoka Royal Ambassador (January 2007-July 2007)
Captain Bob Clark
Captain Matt Mcdonough
Senior Queen Betty Hein
Senior Commodore Doug Hair
Senior Princess Janice Wilbur
Senior Vice Commodore Joe Jenson
2006
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Katie Nelson – Miss Paynesville
Commodore Ted Zweig
President Jim Erickson
Princess Jill Starke – Miss Annandale
Princess Jintana Nelson – Miss Blaine
Captain Tim Rose
Captain Nick Koch
Senior Queen Jerilynn Bergeson
Senior Commodore David S. Bennett
Senior Princess Louise Leininger
Senior Vice Commodore Art Stumne
2005
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Marie Hansen – Miss New Brighton
Commodore Mark Stenglein
President Jackie Cherryhomes
Vice President John Brant
Princess Susan King – Miss Maple Grove
Princess Amanda Spaeth – Miss Sleepy Eye
Captain Glen Sorenson
Captain Eric Steege
Senior Queen Judith Swanholm
Senior Commodore Robert Clark
Senior Princess Marjorie Douville
Senior Vice Commodore Dean Leininger
2004
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Sandra Vucinovich III – Miss Lakeville
Commodore Jim Erickson
President Jackie Cherryhomes
Princess Sarah Strom – Miss Maple Grove
Princess Courtney TerWisscha – Miss Clara City
Captain Skip Nelson
Captain Mark Stenglein
Senior Queen Vernie Bjorklund
Senior Commodore Dick Mero
2003
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Megan Harms Feigal – Miss Lake City
Commodore John Brant
President LisaRenee Gratz
Princess Kelly Brose – Miss Howard Lake
Princess Berit Ahlgren – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Captain Skip Nelson
Captain Ollie Kaldahl
Senior Queen Lorraine Beversdorf
Senior Commodore Lyle Bay
2002
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Natalie Neubauer – Miss Hutchinson
Commodore Joseph (Joe) Johnston
President LisaRenee Gratz
Princess Heather Mumaugh Gear – Miss Blaine
Princess Anna Millerbernd – Miss Waverly
Captain Tamara Fleischhaker
Captain John Montour
Senior Queen Phyllis Chickett
Senior Princess Liz Johnson
2001
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Lisa Carlson – Willmar Fests Queen of Festivals
Commodore Nancy Lindahl
President Wendell Willis
Princess Juliane Borg Anderson– Miss Cokato
Princess Anne Sumangil – Miss Crystal
Captain Louis Ryg
Senior Queen Eunice Roberts
Senior Commodore John Montour
Senior Princess Betty Larson
Senior Vice Commodore Clyde Durand
2000
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Emily Aus – Miss Granite Falls
Commodore Jerry Noyce
President Donna Erickson
Princess Dayna Cervin Johnson – Miss Litchfield
Princess Summer Nelson – Miss Cambridge
Captain Joseph (Joe) Johnston
Captain Vollie Sanders Sr.
Senior Queen Jeanne Joseph
Senior Commodore John Luchessi*
Senior Princess Helen Kokes
Senior Vice Commodore Richard Kloos
1999
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Kelly Gahlon – Willmar Fests Queen of Festivals
Commodore Stu Voigt
Chairman Mike Grimes
President Denny Schulstad
Princess Jennifer Sedey Wilmert – Miss Delano
Princess Laura Spaeth Fischer - Miss Sleepy Eye
Captain Lezlee Vrieze-Cole
Captain Carolyn Cleveland
Senior Queen Jeanne Mason
Senior Commodore Vollie Sanders Sr.
Senior Princess Edie Sultze
Senior Vice Commodore Don Erickson
1998
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Carrie Nevitt Stowers – Miss Glenwood
Commodore Cornell Moore
President Mike Grimes
Princess Katie Hendrickson – Miss Svensgarnas Dag
Princess Brooke Cebulla – Miss Buffalo
Captain John Brant
Senior Queen Cynthia Desonpere
Senior Commodore Jim Lanenberg
Senior Princess Dorothy Litvany*
Senior Vice Commodore Jim Mason*
1997
THE TEN BEST DAYS OF SUMMER
Queen of the Lakes Christine Scherping – Miss Melrose
Commodore Denny Schulstad
President Bill Rissmann
Princess Shawna Bodenhamer Pokornowski – Miss Cokato
Princess Sara LaDue Narr – Miss Anoka
Captain Robin Plaisted
Captain Jack Mertes
Senior Queen Marian Huard
Senior Commodore Mike Mickelson *
Senior Princess Fran Larson
Senior Vice Commodore Donavan Hinrichs*
1996
Tune Into Aquatennial
Queen of the Lakes Bethany Hibbard  - Miss East Bethel
Commodore Charlie Boone
President Bill Rissmann
Princess Dawn Welch Tinnin – Miss Hopkins
Princess Shannon Zeig – Miss Sleepy Eye
Captain Steve Anderson*
Captain Clinton Collins Jr.
Senior Queen Carol Hill
Senior Commodore Paul Bengston
Senior Princess Jane Myre
Senior Vice Commodore Bob Hamlett
1995
The Rite of Summer
Queen of the Lakes Sara Borg Holje – Miss Cokato
Commodore William (Bill) J. Popp
President Bob Jaskowiak
Princess Joy McDonell Elskamp – Willmar Fests Queen of Festivals
Princess Jennifer Peterson – Miss Annandale
Captain Ken Hafften
Senior Queen Agnes Swanson
Senior Commodore Jim Battenberg
Senior Princess Luella Reininger
Senior Vice Commodore George Sellner
1994
Splendiferous
Queen of the Lakes Robyn Johnson Hupka – Miss Crystal
Commodore Louis DeMars
President James (Jamie) R. Lowe III
General Festival Chair Jody Lingofelt
Princess Jennifer Dock Avilla – Miss Anoka
Princess Karrn Gustafson – Miss Cambridge
Senior Queen Jeanne Jeffords
Senior Commodore Joe Cohen
Senior Princess Elizabeth Lee
Senior Vice Commodore Ludvig Pafko
1993
GetCoolGetogether
Queen of the Lakes Kacie Cassidy Berglin – Miss Robbinsdale
Commodore Dave Cleveland
President Dennis McGrath
General Festival Chair Bob Eastman
Princess Karen Althen Parrington – Miss Richfield
Princess Renee Anderson Remde – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Senior Queen Mary Yoshida
Senior Commodore Don Cregan
Senior Princess Marion Swanson
Senior Vice Commodore Stanley Crist
1992
Take the Plunge
Queen of the Lakes Brenda Flury Haire – Miss Rockford
Commodore Dean Terry
President Rick Collins
General Festival Chair Dave Anton
Princess Jacqueline Hakes – Miss Crosby-Ironton
Princess Natalka Kramarczuk Hertaus – Miss Northeast Minneapolis
Senior Queen Lenora Finley
Senior Commodore Ralph Thacher
Senior Princess Vernice Peterson*
Senior Vice Commodore Clarence Daugaard*
1992
Wind & Waves
Queen of the Lakes Lisa Gratz – Miss Crosby-Ironton
Commodore James Hearon III
President Robert Perkins
General Festival Chair Ken Hafften
Princess Kristi Bennecke Parent – Miss Anoka
Princess Sarah Kodet Dalluge – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Senior Queen Eunice Andren
Senior Commodore Ken Covington
Senior Princess Marion Koch
Senior Vice Commodore Joseph Davis
1990
Sailing Into the Nineties
Queen of the Lakes Jennifer Munson Greenagel – Miss Fridley
Commodore George Carisch
President Robert Perkins
General Festival Chair Jack Breese
Princess Lisa Gohman Schneider – Miss Maple Lake
Princess Amy Machacek Etzell – Miss Defeat of Jesse James
Senior Queen Patricia Marble
Senior Commodore Stanley Eddy Jr.*
Senior Princess Bev Scherfenberg*
Senior Vice Commodore Elbert Collin
1989
AHHHH! Aquatennial - 50 Fabulous Years
Queen of the Lakes Barbara Stockdill Underhill – Miss Golden Valley
Commodore William S. Reiling
President Joseph Foss
General Festival Chair Bill Rissman
Princess Lori Kuefner – Miss Dassel
Princess Diane Vagle Larson – Miss Hutchinson
Senior Queen Evelyn Young
Senior Commodore Tillman Stevens
Senior Princess  Florence Stull
Senior Vice Commodore Howard Helland
1988
Rivers, Lakes & Legends
Queen of the Lakes Jennifer Tolrud Norberg – Miss Richfield
Commodore Lee R. Anderson
President John E. Derus
General Festival Chair Rick Collins
Princess Kerri Heckenlaible Johnson – Miss East Bethel
Princess Anne Swanson LaTour – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Senior Queen Lorraine Dysart
Senior Commodore Charles Saarion*
Senior Princess Renza Anderson
Senior Vice Commodore Orville Prestholdt
1987
Aquatennial – The Legend Sails
Queen of the Lakes Sandra Polesky Brinkman – Miss Sleepy Eye
Commodore George Murnane, CLU
President Lee Johnson
General Festival Chair Mike Geiser
Princess Ann Minks Paulson – Miss Princeton
Princess Jody Peterson Lingofeldt – Miss Ham Lake
Senior Queen Loretta Salie*
Senior Commodore Vern Tatton*
                                 Walter Sochacki
Senior Princess Elsie McDonald
Senior Vice Commodore Les Scherfenberg
1986
A Salute to Liberty
Queen of the Lakes Julie Melin Cologne – Miss Sons of
Norway
Commodore Rod Burwell
President Frank Anton
General Festival Chair Bill Pearson
Princess Maria Borash-Lund – Miss Cambridge
Princess Ann Rime Kluender – Willmar Fests Queen of Festivals
Senior Queen Irene Novak
Senior Commodore Floyd Bosshardt*
Senior Princess Mable Swanson
Senior Vice Commodore Gerald Cook*
1985
Between Friends/Entre Amis – A Salute to
Canada

Queen of the Lakes Lori Grote Wetsch – Miss Red Wing
Commodore Daniel F. May
President Stanley Tabor
General Festival Chair John T. Wetzel, Ph.D.
Princess Janet Schotzko Bolstad – Miss Sleepy Eye
Princess Brenda Schuler Pehrson – Miss Granite Falls
Senior Queen Marge Mapson*
Senior Commodore Richard Schneider
Senior Princess Josephine Anderson
Senior Vice Commodore Lester Dundas
1984
Futuristic Fantasies
Queen of the Lakes Jody Hempel Nyenhuis – Miss Annandale
Commodore Carl G. Pohlman
President Raymond J. Dittrich
General Festival Chair Luanna Hacker
Princess Polly Benson – Miss Anoka
Princess Colleen Mahoney – Miss Heartland
Senior Queen Fay Cassidy
Senior Commodore Leonard Thompson*
1983
Mexico
Magnifico
 Queen of the Lakes Amy Mertes Dingmann* - Miss Fire Fighter
Commodore Fred Bassinger
President Gerald Pettersen
General Festival Chair Cynthia Williams Chandler
Princess Rhonda Anderson Teske – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Princess Belinda Phelps – Miss Two Harbors
Senior Queen Eleanor Mueller
Senior Commodore John Wallace*
1982
Great American Family Reunion
Queen of the Lakes Lorrie Werness Oistad – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Commodore Woodrow P. Langhaug*
President Edward Fish
General Festival Chair John Hohl
Princess Kathy Fuller-Nordberg – Miss Windom
Princess Diane Rivard Hershey – Miss Fridley
Senior Queen Ella Friedlund
Senior Commodore Marvin Warholm
Senior Vice Commodore Harold Geiger*
1981
International Family Reunion
Queen of the Lakes Cathy Linsmier Ciresi – Miss Hopkins
Commodore Harold W. Greenwood, Jr.
President Douglas M. Head
General Festival Chair Chris Christofilis
Princess Lisa Beytien-Carlson – Miss Hutchinson
Princess Leanne Evans – Miss Litchfield
Senior Queen Mary Shonka
Senior Commodore Bing Crosby
1980
Welcome to the New World of the 80’s
Queen of the Lakes Mary Jo Dillenburg Gorman – Willmar Fests Queen of Festivals
Commodore Darrell Runke
President Fredrick Dresser
General Festival Chair David Hutchins
Princess Kristin Knudsen Lambert – Miss Sons of
Norway
Princess Jayne Siewert Sahli – St. Cloud State Homecoming Queen
Senior Queen Edna Memtom*
Senior Commodore Hagbarth Bue*
1979
Celebrate Our 40th Summer Break
Queen of the Lakes Becky Rear Gleason – Miss Montevideo
Commodore Gil Braun
President Fredrick Dresser
General Festival Chair John Hanlon*
Princess Linda Johnson Peterson – Miss Columbia Heights
Princess Robin Rhode Theis – Miss Sauk Rapids
Senior Queen Margaret Grimes
Senior Commodore Stanley Antolak*
1978
Summer Break ‘78
Queen of the Lakes Sharolyn Frampton Caplette – Miss Anoka
Commodore Harry Atwood*
President Frank Pazlar
General Festival Chair William McKinney
Princess Mary Jane Houts Finley – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Princess Janelle Urdahl-Kirsch – Miss Litchfield
1977
Minnesota Homecoming ‘77
Queen of the Lakes – Katherine (Kiki) Rosatti – St. Cloud State University
Commodore Edward Fish
President Clair W. Kjome*
General Festival Chair Edward A. Cunnington
Princess Wendy Ostlund Balster – Miss Hopkins
Princess Shelley Stenberg Torkelson – Miss Buffalo
1976
Summer of ‘76
Queen of the Lakes Catherine Steinert Boman – Miss Robbinsdale
Commodore Robert L. Johnson
President John F. Stone
General Festival Chair George Murnane, CLU
Princess Sheila Andrade – Miss Ministerial Alliance
Princess Pam Jasper – Miss Spring Lake Park
Princess Susan Monahan – Miss LeSueur
Princess Debra Kay Schmidt Antone  – Miss Flame
1975
Heritage Highlights ‘75
Queen of the Lakes Anita Abraham Riedel – Miss East Minneapolis
Commodore Richard “Dick” Enroth
President Richard “Dick” I. Halvorsen
General Festival Chair Bert L. Ehrman, Jr.
Princess Pam Erickson-Bullock – Miss Glenwood Waterama
Princess Jeanne Schulze – Miss LeSueur
1974
Forties Flashback ‘74
Queen of the Lakes Barbara Peterson Burwell – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Commodore G. Robert Werness
President Jack W. Nicols
General Festival Chair Lee Johnson
Princess Vicki Johnson-Bartley – Miss Robbinsdale
Princess Sandra Lies-Hawkinson – Miss Annandale
1973
Seas of Antiquity ‘73
Queen of the Lakes Patricia Kelzer Anderson – Miss Shakopee
Commodore Lloyd “Bud” Swanson*
President Jerome S. Yugend
General Festival Chair Al Schutta
Princess Deborah Hanson McMurray – Miss Willmar
Princess Candy Johnson Rausch – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
1972
Seas of Magellan ‘72
Queen of the Lakes Deborah Wolinski Nelson – Miss North Minneapolis
Commodore Eugene W. Woolley
President Vern M. Gust
General Festival Chair Robert Antila
Princess Karen Cook Rudd – Miss Flame
Princess Kathy Massich-Micheletti – Miss Hibbing
1971
Caribbean Cruise ‘71
Queen of the Lakes Maureen Wagner Massopust – Miss Hopkins
Commodore Richard H. Massopust*
President James B. Delano
General Festival Chair Robert Morshare
Princess Jarolyn Warner Watkins – Miss Willmar
Princess Barbara Williams – Miss Bemidji
1970
Seas of the Orient ‘70
Queen of the Lakes Annette St. Dennis Franklin – Miss Anoka
Commodore Reuben L. Anderson*
President Milton S. Boyce
General Festival Chair Lee Lemieux
Princess Carole Van Valkenburg-Germert – Miss Golden Valley
Princess Susan Theis – Miss Gopher State Timing Association
1969
South Seas ‘69
Queen of the Lakes Janet Johnson Stried – Miss Winona
Commodore Russell T. Lund*
President Donald W. Peterson
General Festival Chair C. J. McConville
Princess Heidi Gustafson Weissner – Miss Flame
Princess Terri Polish – Miss Bemidji
1968
Northern Seas ‘68
Queen of the Lakes Karen Hegener Tangen – Miss U. of M. Engineers Day
Commodore Milton S. Boyce
President Everett M. Taft*
General Festival Chair Richard B. Brown
Princess Bonnie Lietzau Nicholson – Miss Hutchinson
Princess Maria Swinsisky – Miss East Minneapolis
1967
Seas of the Mediterranean ‘67
Queen of the Lakes Karen Erlandson Clarke – Miss Cokato
Commodore Carl A. Hustad*
President James J. Finnegan
General Festival Chair Allen Benzick*
Princess Rita Couet Meisinger – Miss Granite Falls
Princess Nancy Purcell Anderson – Miss Anoka
1966
Americana
Queen of the Lakes Linda Kleinert Cole – Miss East Minneapolis
Commodore Carl N. Platou
President Albert H. Heimbach*
General Festival Chair Vern Gust
Princess Ann Mueller Reite – Miss Golden Valley
Princess Cyndy Odland Dodge – Miss Granite Falls
1965
Salute to Our Neighbors to the South
Queen of the Lakes Mary Sue Anderson Finney – Miss Willmar
Commodore Alan H. Moore*
President Sherman K. Headley*
General Festival Chair Edwin S. Dygert *
Princess Jean DeVilliers Harley – Miss Golden Valley
Princess Mimi (Gretchen) Krieger Owen – Miss Southdale Ford
1964
Aquatennial’s Silver Anniversary
Queen of the Lakes Mary Margaret Schultz – Miss St. Cloud
Commodore O.D. Gay*
President William G. Preston
General Festival Chair Robert F. Granquist*
Princess Margaret Dredge – Miss U. of M. Engineers Day
Princess Suzanne Sheets Goodwin – Miss Hopkins
1963
Salute to Our Neighbors to the North
Queen of the Lakes Connie Haenny Baker – Miss Flame
Commodore T. Floyd Cullen*
President Robert Witte
General Festival Chair Paul Mans
Princess Patricia Lund Kirmeier – Miss St. Cloud
Princess Pam Taylor – Miss Donaldsons
1962
American Folklore
Queen of the Lakes Pamela Jo Albinson – Miss Anoka
Commodore Robert Gisselbeck*
President Lawrence “Duke” Johnson*
Chief of Staff Rodney S. Wallace
Princess Darlene Anderson – Miss St. Louis Park
Princess Judy Halverson – Miss Willmar
1961
International Holiday
Queen of the Lakes Judy Mellin Colby – Miss Flame
Commodore Onan A. Thompson
President Mark T. Spinner*
Princess Judith Nelson Mattison – Miss Svenskarnas Dag
Princess Marlene Rignell Rachie – Miss East Minneapolis
1960
Queen of the Lakes Gail Nygaard Anderson – Miss Willmar
Commodore Philip C. Smaby
President Lyman D. Walters*
Princess Marsha Gaviser – Miss U. of M. Engineers Day
Princess Sharon Miller
1959
Aquatennial’s 20th Anniversary – Vacationland
U.S.A.
Queen of the Lakes Sharon Bigalke Siebert – Miss St. Louis Park
Commodore Randy Merriman
President Reynold C. Malmquist*
Princess Barbara Erickson – Miss Prudential
Princess Mary Olson Andrews – Miss Willmar
1958
Minnesota Centennial
Queen of the Lakes Pat Wilson Richardson – Miss Granite Falls
Commodore Ellsworth L. Johnson
President John M. Diracles, Sr.*
Princess Sheila Boyle – Miss Local 1145
Princess Barbara Theilen – Miss North Minneapolis
1957
Future Fantasy
Queen of the Lakes Mary Erickson Gold – Miss Prudential
Commodore M. Wayne Field
President F. W. Mitchell
Princess Joan Freeberg – Miss Golden Valley
Princess Jackie Hanson Reid – Miss U. of M. Engineers Day
1956
Minneapolis Centennial
Queen of the Lakes Judy Penny Anastasi – Miss Uptown
Commodore Wells Wright*
President Otto A. Silha*
Princess Barbara Tennis Gehring – Miss Edina
Princess Diane Clarely – Miss Wayzata
1955
Queen of the Lakes Marlene Dolbec Gavelin – Miss Local 1145 Honeywell
Commodore Karl F. Diessner
President Robert W. Blackmur*
Princess Margaret Ellefson-Chipman – Miss Glenwood
Princess Nancy Jensen Lee – Miss Fergus Falls
1954
Queen of the Lakes Betty Trones Steward – Miss Richfield
Commodore J. Leonard Larson*
President Harold J. Anderson
Princess Mary Forester – Miss Mankato
Princess Gloria Shopek Ivey – Minneapolis Aqua Jesters
1953
Queen of the Lakes Joanne Melberg Fredsall – Miss Robbinsdale
Commodore Neil R. Messick, Jr.
President William A. Benson*
Princess Pat Biethen – Miss Rochester
Princess Dawn Joyce – Uptown Club of Minneapolis
1952
Summertime Fantasy
Queen of the Lakes Betty Barnhart Clapp – Miss Hopkins
Commodore Emmett L. Duemke*
President Russell C. Duncan*
Princess JoAnne Claesgens – Miss St. Cloud
Princess Annella Marthaler – Sauk Centre Butter Queen
1951
American the Beautiful
Queen of the Lakes Helen Stoffer Madden – Golden Valley Lilac Queen
Commodore Evald C. Bank*
President Theodore B. Knudson*
1950
Queen of the Lakes Jean Johnson Davis – The Dayton Company
Commodore Lee Potter, Jr.*
President David Silverman*
1949
Minnesota Territorial Centennial
Queen of the Lakes Lee Jaenson Zopff – Miss St. Cloud
Commodore Carl T. Bremicker*
President W. N. Dickson*
1948
Queen of the Lakes Patty McLane Parker – The Dayton Company
Commodore Bert Baston*
President George M. Jensen*
1947
Queen of the Lakes Ruth Tolman Hellend – Miss St. Cloud
Commodore Donald R. McReavy*
President Joyce A. Swan*
1946
Victory Aquatennial
Queen of the Lakes Marilyn Lindstrom Joliffe - Army
Commodore Gerald L. Moore*
President Frank J. Collins*
1945
On to Victory
Queen of the Lakes Nancy Thom Engelbert* - Women’s Army Corps
Commodore Tom Hastings*
President Edward Schlampp, Sr. *
1944
On to Victory
Queen of the Lakes Patty Carlson Manheim – Coast Guard
Commodore Tom Hastings*
President Neil R. Messick, Sr.*
1943
On to Victory
Queen of the Lakes Barbara Matson Woodward - Navy
Commodore Neil R. Messick, Sr.*
President Herbert W. Ward*
1942
On to Victory
Queen of the Lakes Vivian Hofstad Semple – Miss Sears Robuck Company.
Commodore Tom Hastings*
President Neil R. Messick, Sr.*
1941
Visit and Take Part in the 1941 Aquatennial
Queen of the Lakes Eva Brunson Steiner – Miss Northwestern Bell
Commodore Winfield R. Stephens*
President Tom Hastings*
1940
Where Life Begins in 40
Queen of the Lakes Joyce Moen Herrick*– Miss Fergus Falls
Commodore Winfield R. Stephens*
President Tom Hastings*

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