Apple Festival Queen Coronation
For 61 years, the Apple Festival Committee has picked a high school student with ties to the orchards.
On Saturday, October 7, the community is invited to line the streets of Rittenhouse Avenue to congratulate the King and/or Queen in a procession to the coronation. (The Bayfield Lakeside Pavilion will be the rain location.)
Queen Procession: 6:45 p.m. October 7
Coronation: 7 p.m. at Bayfield Memorial Park.
2023 Apple Festival Queen: Elvira Albert
Elvira is in 11th grade at Bayfield High School and a member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Her family owns and still resides on the Pratt Farm. Her mother, Tara Albert and her Grandmother worked for Jack Erickson picking berries.
If you see Elvira be sure to congratulate her!
Thank you to our Royalty Sponsors: Apostle Islands Rustic Makwa Den and Washburn Family Dentistry - David J. Blong DDS.
Apple Festival Queens Continued
If you have a picture of the previous Apple Festival Queen and would like to share it with the Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau to use on our website, please email marketing@bayfield.org.
1962 - Mary Ahnen (Halverson) She was chosen because she was the only apple orchard daughter that was the right age at the time (15).
1963 - Jacqulin Sebastian (Johnson)
1964 - Beverly Lampa
1965 - Annette Nourse (Peterson)
1966 - Susan Chape (Wangen)
1967 - Cheryl Gokee (Komanekin)
1968 - Lydia Hauser
1969 - Linda Lamoreaux
1970 - Jackie Wever (Cadotte)
1971 - Joanie Hauser (Cameron)
1972 - Cindy Erickson (Nourse)
1973 - Gina Soucheray
1974 - Diane Livingston (Kangas)
1975 - Debbie Lind
1976 - Kim McConnell
1977 - Debbie Siebold (Weber)
1978 - Pamela Compton (Foran)
1979 - Louis Hauser (Hulse)
1980 - Lori Kangas (Tracy)
1981 - Karen Wichlidal (Boutin)
1982 - Rose Betzold (Franco)
1983 - Tammy Weber (Curran)
1984 - Vicky Milligan (McAuliffe)
1985 - JoAnn Delk (Cottone)
1986 - Arla Neff (Kretlow)
1987 - Toni DeFoe
1988 - Jessy Farrell (Defoe)
1989 - Marla Powers
1990 - Karrie Erickson (Rasmusson)
1991 - Kelly Weber
1992 - Crystal Newago
1993 - Heather Defoe (Deragon)
1994 - Erin Cadotte (Zupke)
1995 - Angie Hanson (Lee)
1996 - Bridget Klein
1997 - Anna Meierotto (Leask)
1998 - Linda Defoe (Parent)
1999 - Jamie Goodlet
2000 - Janine Johnson
2001 - Channell Curran
2002 - Denny Edwards (She was 90 the year she was the queen!)
2003 - Jenni Erickson (Carey)
2004 - Rita Carlson
2005 - Lesley Burg
2006 - Kateri Cadotte
2007 - Malia North
2008 - Mary Thomas
2009 - Stephanie LaPointe
2010 - Esme Martinson
2011 - Carrie Nelson
2012 - Kelly Holmes
2013 – Emily & Ellie Hoopman
2014 – Emily Nourse
2015 – Madeline LaPoint
2016 – Kellie and Karli Ann Weidinger
