Queen of the Lakes – Katherine Kiki – St. Cloud State University

Commodore Edward Fish

President Clair W. Kjome*

General Festival Chair Edward A. Cunnington

Princess Wendy Ostlund – Hopkins

Princess Shelley Stenberg – Buffalo

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Vice Commodores:

Bill McKinney - Hospitality

Doug White - Parades

Stan Lange - Special Events

David Hutchins - Sports & Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Robert Harrison - Concessions

Bob Viking - Marketing

Fred Dresser - Public Relations

General Administrative Chair - Chuck Ellickson

Queen of the Lakes Catherine Steinert – Robbinsdale

Commodore Robert L. Johnson

President John F. Stone

General Festival Chair George Murnane, CLU

Princess Sheila Andrade – Miss Ministerial Alliance

Princess Pam Jasper – Spring Lake Park

Princess Susan Monahan – LeSueur

Princess Debra Kay Schmidt  – Miss Flame

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Vice Commodores:

John Hanlon* - Hospitality

Jim Haglund - Music and Parks

Doug White - Parades

Ed Cunnington - Special Events

Joanne Hildt - Sports and Lakes

Administrative Vice Commodores:

Bill Bednarczyk - Community Relations

Chuck Ellickson - Concessions

Gary Hogan - Marketing

William McKinney - Membership

Carol Skon - Publications

General Administrative Chair - Lee Johnson

Queen of the Lakes Anita Abraham – East Minneapolis

Commodore Richard “Dick” Enroth

President Richard “Dick” I. Halvorsen

General Festival Chair Bert L. Ehrman, Jr.

Princess Pam Erickson-Bullock – Glenwood Waterama

Princess Jeanne Schulze – LeSueur

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Vice Commodores:

George Murnane - Hospitality

Nancy Stidger - Metro and Youth

Scott Kildahl - Parades

Ed Cunnington - Special Events

Joanne Eilers - Sports & Lakes

Administrative Vice Commodores:

Bill Bednarczyk - Community Relations

Chuck Ellickson - Concessions

Clarence Nimmerfroh - Marketing

Doug Gillespie - Membership

Marilyn Corrigan - Publications

General Administrative Chair W. Merton Dressor

Queen of the Lakes Barbara Peterson – Svenskarnas Dag

Commodore G. Robert Werness

President Jack W. Nicols

General Festival Chair Lee Johnson

Princess Vicki Johnson-Bartley – Robbinsdale

Princess Sandra Lies-Hawkinson – Annandale

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Vice Commodores:

George Murnane - Hospitality

Bert Ehrman - Metro and Youth

Scott Kildahl - Parades

Ed Cunnington - Special Events

Jerry O'Neill - Sports and Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Richard Heiber - Funding

Richard Halvorsen - Marketing

Carroll Crawford - Publications

Queen of the Lakes Patricia Kelzer – Shakopee

Commodore Lloyd “Bud” Swanson*

President Jerome S. Yugend

General Festival Chair Al Schutta

Princess Deborah Hanson – Willmar

Princess Candy Johnson – Svenskarnas Dag

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Vice Commodores:

George Murnane - Hospitality

Bert Ehrman - Metro and Youth

Lee Johnson - Parades

Ed Cunnington - Special Events

Marlowe McCrady - Sports & Lakes

Vice Presidents:

William Doyle - Public Relations

Jack Nichols - Skipper Pins

Queen of the Lakes Deborah Wolinski – North Minneapolis

Commodore Eugene W. Woolley

President Vern M. Gust

General Festival Chair Robert Antila

Princess Karen Cook – Miss Flame

Princess Kathy Massich-Micheletti – Hibbing

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Vice Commodores:

Marlowe McCrady - Hospitality

Bert Ehrmann - Metro and Youth

Lee Johnson - Parades

Al Schutta - Special Events

Jerry O'Neill - Sports and Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Merlin Dewing - Membership

Frank Pazler - Public Relations

Jack Nichols - Skipper Pins

Queen of the Lakes Maureen Wagner Massopust – Hopkins

Commodore Richard H. Massopust*

President James B. Delano*

General Festival Chair Robert Morshare

Princess Jarolyn Warner – Willmar

Princess Barbara Williams – Bemidji

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Vice Commodores:

Marlowe McCrady - Hospitality

Bruce Townsend - Metro and Youth

John Stone - Parades

Al Schutta - Special Events

Bob Antila - Sports & Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Richard Brown - Membership

Vern Gust - Public Relations

Merlin Dewing - Skipper Pins

Queen of the Lakes Annette St. Dennis – Anoka

Commodore Reuben L. Anderson*

President Milton S. Boyce

General Festival Chair Lee Lemieux

Princess Carole Van Valkenburg-Germert – Golden Valley

Princess Susan Theis – Miss Gopher State Timing Association

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Vice Commodores:

Robert Morshare - Hospitality

Ted Stephans - Metro and Youth

James Marson - Parades

Larry Martin - Special Events

Bob Antilla - Sports and Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Vern Gust - Finance

Summer Young - Public Relations

James Delano - Skipper Pins*

Queen of the Lakes Janet Johnson Stried – Winona

Commodore Russell T. Lund*

President Donald W. Peterson

General Festival Chair C. J. McConville

Princess Heidi Gustafson Weissner – Miss Flame

Princess Terri Polish – Bemidji

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Vice Commodores:

Robert Morshare - Hospitality

Ted Stephens - Metro and Youth

James Marson - Parades

Lawrence Martin - Special Events

Lee Lemieux - Sports & Lakes

Vice Presidents:

James Delano - Membership*

Sam Kaufman - Public Relations

William Curtis - Skipper Pins and Concessions

Queen of the Lakes Karen Hegener Tangen – Miss UofM Engineers Day

Commodore Milton S. Boyce

President Everett M. Taft*

General Festival Chair Richard B. Brown

Princess Bonnie Lietzau Nicholson – Hutchinson

Princess Maria Swinsisky – East Minneapolis

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Vice Commodores:

Robert Morshare - Hospitality

C.J. McConville - Metro and Youth

Richard Young - Parades

Gerald Ryan - Special Events

Lee Lemieux - Sports & Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Donald Peterson - Finance

Arch G. Pease - Public Relations

Queen of the Lakes Karen Erlandson Clarke – Cokato

Commodore Carl A. Hustad*

President James J. Finnegan

General Festival Chair Allen Benzick*

Princess Rita Couet Meisinger – Granite Falls

Princess Nancy Purcell Anderson – Anoka

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Vice Commodores:

Richard Brown - Hospitality

Richard Young - Parades

James Anderson - Show & Awards

Gerald Ryan - Special Events

Holland Phillips - Sports & Lakes

Vice Presidents:

Stanley Smith - Finance

Arch G. Pease - Public Relations

Queen of the Lakes Linda Kleinert Cole – East Minneapolis

Commodore Carl N. Platou

President Albert H. Heimbach*

General Festival Chair Vern Gust

Princess Ann Mueller Reite – Golden Valley

Princess Cyndy Odland Dodge – Granite Falls

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Vice Commodores:

Richard Brown - Hospitality

Allen Benzick - Parades

James Anderson - Show & Awards

Ed Harrington - Special Events

Holland Phillips - Sports and Lakes