Molly Grailer, Jessica Nordberg, Allie Skaalerud.
The Anoka Royal Ambassador Program attracted a record number of candidates. The 2009 festival attracted 52 candidates who all went through the candidate program.
Molly represented Anoka at the Minneapolis Aquatennial.
Alyssa Rogers, Janelle Colstrom, Taryn Ladyka.
Alyssa represented Anoka at the Minneapolis Aquatennial.
Cassie Nigh, Jenny Regenscheid, Erin Messer.
The festival of 2007 attracted 45 candidates, twice as many as the program attracted the year before!
Erin represented Anoka at the Minneapolis Aquatennial.
Amy Hastings, Kristin Benson, Tzvetelina Pramatarov
Tzvetelina Pramatarov- Minneapolis Aquatennial Princess 2008 Minneapolis Aquatennial Miss Congenialty
Nichelle Hackert had the exciting task of crowning her friend at the Queen of the Lakes Coronation. An exciting moment for all in Anoka!
Nichelle Hackert, Sarah Beck-Esmay, Christina McSherry
Nichelle Hackert - Minneapolis Aquatennial Princess 2007
Nichelle Hackert served as an Aquatennial Princess from January 2007-July 2007 after the Queen of the Lakes stepped down to serve her country in the National Guard. This was the first time in the history of Aquatennial that the alternate envelope was opened because an ambassador stepped down.
Erinn (Britton) Weinmann, Kate Sorenson, Megan Canny.
The new float, built by Jim Rootes, Pat Minor, and Gary Munkholm, made its debut at the St. Francis Pioneer Days Parade. For the first few parades the ambassadors rode in a convertible loaned to us by Coon Rapids Chrysler. This was not only fun for them but also for Sharolyn and Sonja who drove the ambassadors through the parades.
Because of the low interest level of college-aged women, Anoka Halloween opened up the requirements to include female Anoka High School Seniors. The program ended up attracting 25 candidates for the 2004 festival.
Kate represented Anoka at the Minneapolis Aquatennial.
Athena Galvan, Katie (Greene) Greene-Schultz, Andrea Jennings.
We knew it was time to think about a new float when it was riddled with issues during the year. A tire fell off the float in Silver Lake, there were at least 2 flat tires en route to parades, and the generator didn't work at the Minneapolis Torchlight parade and Anoka's Light-up-the-Night parade. This meant no lights and no music. At Anoka's parade Athena, Katie, and Andrea rode with the candidates on their lit float.
Katie represented Anoka at the Minneapolis Aquatennial.
Crystal (Geist-Lindberg) Scott, Mariah (Albertson) Johnson, Kelli Goodwin.
2002 marks the first year of the Anoka Royal Ambassador Program. Crystal, Mariah, & Kelli were the first group in Anoka's history of royalty to reign as equally serving ambassadors.
Crystal represented Anoka at the Minneapolis Aquatennial.
Christine Johnson, Amy (Krochalk) Ceglio, Laura (Tkachenko) Nereson.
Laura and her sister, Carrie (1986), were both crowned an Anoka Princess and selected as Miss Congeniality by their peers.
Heidi Wells steps away from running the program after five years. Sonja Weiler and Sharolyn Carlson take on the leadership role; they were young enough to be candidates with Amy, Christine and Laura.
