1965 - Salute to Our Neighbors to the South
Queen of the Lakes Mary Sue Anderson Finney – Willmar
Commodore Alan H. Moore*
President Sherman K. Headley*
General Festival Chair Edwin S. Dygert *
Princess Jean DeVilliers Harley – Golden Valley
Princess Mimi (Gretchen) Krieger Owen – Miss Southdale Ford
Vice Commodores:
Vern Gust - Hospitality
Al Benzick - Parades
Lou Hough - Show and Awards
Ed Harrington - Special Events
Dom Krez - Sports & Lakes
Vice Presidents:
Al Heimbach - First Vice President
Eugene Wooley - Finance
Robert Calrow - Public Relations
1964 - Aquatennial’s Silver Anniversary
Queen of the Lakes Mary Margaret Schultz – 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 – 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 – St. Cloud
Princess Pam Taylor – Miss Donaldsons
1962 - American Folklore
Queen of the Lakes Pamela Jo Albinson – Anoka
Commodore Robert Gisselbeck*
President Lawrence “Duke” Johnson*
Chief of Staff Rodney S. Wallace
Princess Darlene Anderson – St. Louis Park
Princess Judy Halverson – 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 – Svenskarnas Dag
Princess Marlene Rignell Rachie – East Minneapolis
1960
Queen of the Lakes Gail Nygaard Anderson – 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 – St. Louis Park
Commodore Randy Merriman
President Reynold C. Malmquist*
Princess Barbara Erickson – Miss Prudential
Princess Mary Olson Andrews – Willmar
1958 - Minnesota Centennial
Queen of the Lakes Pat Wilson Richardson – Granite Falls
Commodore Ellsworth L. Johnson
President John M. Diracles, Sr.*
Princess Sheila Boyle – Miss Local 1145
Princess Barbara Theilen – 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 – 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 – Edina
Princess Diane Clarely – 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 – Glenwood
Princess Nancy Jensen Lee – Fergus Falls
1954
Queen of the Lakes Betty Trones Steward – Richfield
Commodore J. Leonard Larson*
President Harold J. Anderson
Princess Mary Forester – Mankato
Princess Gloria Shopek Ivey – Minneapolis Aqua Jesters