2023-2024 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty January Blog

 

Royal greetings!

 

We visited The Capital & Executive Residence in Madison. They were both decorated beautifully for the Holidays. We had a fantastic day and took lots of pictures with all the lovely Christmas trees.

 Our next event is the Westby Ski Jump in early February.

 We are excited for all the events to come and are honored to represent the Warrens Cranberry Festival!

 Yours truly,

 2023-2024 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty 

Queen: Annabelle Haun, Princess: Skylee Laakso, and Jr. Miss: Kiralynn Lakowske

 

Queen Annabelle & Princess Skylee
at the Executive Residence in Madison

2022-2023 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty June Blog

 

Royal greetings!

 We are excited to share all our latest events. We attended the Westby Syttende Mai Royalty Tea and Parade on May 21st. We mingled with the other royalty and had a group picture taken before the parade. The weather was warm and sunny, we had a great time celebrating at the Norwegian festival.

 On May 28th we headed to Arcadia for Broiler Dairy Days. We attended the Queens Tea and exchanged buttons with the other royalty. It was hot and sunny so we used our parasols while waving to everyone along the parade route.

 On May 29th we attended the Warren-Mills Cemetery Memorial Day service. We passed out programs and placed flowers at the base of each of the large military flags. We enjoyed chicken at the Lions Log Building for lunch. We made our way over to  the Pine Grove Cemetery where we each took part in the ceremony by reading a poem. We had a great day honoring the fallen.

On June 3rd it was a busy day. We went to the Monroe County Dairy Breakfast on the Mapltwin Farms by  Cashton in the morning. We enjoyed a delicious breakfast and mingled with people while exploring the farm. After the Dairy Breakfast we headed to West Salem for West Salem June Dairy Days Parade. We enjoyed waving and smiling at all the little children and adults along the parade route. In the evening we attended the Miss Sparta Pageant. We did introductions on stage and watched the crowning of the new royalty. We congratulated the winners and took a group photo with all the royalty.

 On June 11th we attended the Sparta Butterfest Parade. It was a cold and windy day but we put on our smiles and waved to all the parade viewers. After the parade we walked around the fest grounds and enjoyed eating some of the fest food.

 On June 18th we attended Cranberry Blossom Festival in Wisconsin Rapids. It was a cloudy but nice 78º day for a parade. We found our spot and got the float all set up. We had a great time waving and smiling at all the visitors at the festival.

 We are excited for all the events to come and are honored to represent the Warrens Cranberry Festival!

Yours truly,

  2022-2023 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen Kendall Murdock, and Princess Makenna Roose & Princess Abigail Beck

                                      

 

2022-2023 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty April Blog

 

Royal greetings!

 

 This month we attended the Warrens Community Easter Breakfast On April 1st. We served cranberry juice to all the attendees and had our picture taken with the Easter Bunny. 

 We are looking forward to attending our first parade for 2023 in Westby, and many more upcoming parades this summer.

 We are honored to represent the Warrens Cranberry Festival!

Yours truly,

 2022-2023 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Kendall Murdock and Princesses: Abigail Beck and Makenna Roose

 

2019 - 2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty August Blog

Royal Greetings!

 We are excited to share the latest events we have attended since last month.

 On July 10th we took our float to New Lisbon for the Wa Du Shuda Days Parade. It was a beautiful warm day. We enjoyed good food and even participated in the Dunk Tank!

 On July 11th we went to Trempealeau Catfish Days. It was another beautiful day for a parade! We enjoyed a Royalty Tea which included a trivia game and a dance contest, sadly we lost in both. Fun was had by all, the winners of the contests received a Fish gift grab bag. It was an impressive parade with a large amount of people in attendance.

 July 14th a little bit of rain couldn't keep us away from attending the La Crosse Interstate Fair. We did introductions to the audience along with the other visiting royalty and took a group picture. We also enjoyed a 4-H fashion show and a tour of the fairgrounds, followed by refreshments. On our tour we saw numerous farm animals including pigs, sheep, goats, horses, cows, dogs, bunnies, and chickens, oh my!

 July 17th we ventured up to Vesper for the Vesper Days Parade! We met Miss Wisconsin for America, Krysten Eckes, who is a Vesper native. While it was a small town parade, it was busy and the spectators enjoyed seeing us and were excited to hear that Cranfest is back on for this year!

 July 20th we had an excellent day at the Huntsinger Farms in Eau Claire County for the Farm Technology Days. We enjoyed viewing many booths and samples from Ferguson Farms apples, Silver Springs horseradish and Salmon from a farm in Northfield. We also ran into Alice in Dairyland, Julia Nunes, and Nancy VanderMeer Wisconsin State Assembly District 70. We   finished our day with a bus tour to a radish farm and complex, Ferguson Apple Orchard, and the Nelson family farm where they actually drove the bus inside the barn. We also learned horseradish is a member of the mustard family. It was a fun learning experience for all!

 August 8th we attended the Fairchild Fundays Parade. It was a very nice small town parade but there were a lot of people there watching and waving. They were excited to see our beautiful float.

 August 11th Queen Lindsey and Princess Annabelle attended the WSCGA Summer Field Day on the Whittlesey Cranberry Co. in Wisconsin Rapids. We visited many of the exhibit booths and visited with the vendors. We enjoyed a nice marsh tour and a delicious lunch was served. It was an enjoyable day on the marsh.

 August 12th we loaded up the Suburban and headed to West Allis for the Wisconsin State Fair. We rode the Skyglider across the fairgrounds and had a fun time on all the other rides. After going on rides we walked through the exhibit building and visited with many people. We had an enjoyable lunch with some delicious ice cream and headed back home.

 We hope you enjoyed our adventures as much as we have!

 Yours Truly,

 2019-2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty Queen: Lindsay Murdock and Princesses: Katie Carlson and Annabelle Haun

 Future Events:  Kendall & Hillsboro Labor Day Parades, Cashton Fall Fest Parade, and Oktoberfest Parade.

 

Royalty with Alice in Dairyland at Farm Technology Days

2019 - 2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty July Blog

 

Royal Greetings!

 We are excited to share the latest events we have attended since last month.

 June 5th Queen Lindsay, Princess Katie and Princess Annabelle visited the Monroe County Dairy Breakfast on the MDS Dairy Farm outside of Sparta. A delicious breakfast of eggs, pancakes, cheese, toast, cookies, coffee cake and Culver’s custard was enjoyed by all who attended. We explored the farm and took lots of pictures.

 On June 6th we attended Eleva Broiler Days Queens Tea and Parade. Before the parade we walked around and visited the fest grounds. It was a bright sunny 90º day so we used our lovely parasols to keep us shaded and cool.

 On June 20th we loaded up our beautiful float and went to Lake Martha Days Parade in Osseo. It was a cloudy 70º day. After the parade we enjoyed cupcakes in celebration of Lindsey’s birthday.

 On July 3rd we attended the 4th of July Parade in Tomah. The weather was beautiful for the entire parade. We decorated our float with American flags in celebration of the glorious day. Our families walked along the float handing out little flags. There were little girls along the parade route, and they were so excited to see us!

 We hope you enjoyed our adventures as much as we have!

  Yours Truly,

 2019-2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Lindsay Murdock and Princesses: Katie Carlson and Annabelle Haun

 

Tomah 4th of July Parade

2019 - 2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty May- June Blog

Queen Lindsay Murdock, Princess Katie Carlson and Annabelle Haun have begun their busy season. Some of the events they attended were Memorial Day Program at Warrens Cemetery, Monroe County Dairy Breakfast, Eleva Broiler Fest Parade, and the Osseo Lake Martha Days Parade.

July events will be the Tomah 4th of July Parade, Wa Da Shuda Parade in New Lisbon, Trempealeau Catfish Days Parade, La Crosse Interstate Fair, Vesper Days Parade, Farm Tech Days in Eau Claire, and Monroe County Fair in Tomah.

Have a Great Summer Everyone!

2019-2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

2019-2020 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty February Update

Royal greetings !

We are excited to share our latest events. On January 22nd we traveled to Wisconsin Dells for Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Trade Show. We walked around taking pictures and visited with the vendors. We watched the presentation to “Train Your Brain”. Following the presentation we attended the cranberry growers meeting and gave a short introduction and talked about our events. We took a picture with June Potter from the Cranfest Advisory Board, she was celebrating her birthday that same day.

On February 1st we attended the 97th Annual Westby Snowflake Ski Jump Tournament. We visited and gathered with all the other royalty for a group picture. We did introductions at the opening ceremony that kicked off the ski jump. We climbed the steps up the steep jump, some of us ventured all the way to the top. What a great view of the ski jumpers and the beautiful valley. We were able to watch some

pretty long jumps and also a couple wipe-outs. It was a fantastic day of at the ski jump and had a great time representing the Warrens Cranberry Festival.

Yours Truly,

The 2019-2020 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Lindsay Murdock and Princesses: Katie Carlson and Annabelle Haun

Here is a sneak peek of what’s ahead on our schedule:  Warrens Community Easter Breakfast, Alice in Dairyland Coronation, and Westby Syttende Mai.

Princess Katie, Queen Lindsay, June Potter, and Princess Annabelle

2019-2020 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty January Update

Royal greetings & Happy New Year!

We are excited to share our latest event attended since the holidays. Our schedule for January has been a little calmer compared to the month of December. On January 8th we traveled to Wisconsin Dells for the Wisconsin Fairest of Fairs Competition. The evening started with a delicious meal followed by the final intense competition for the new Wisconsin Fairest of the Fairs. All the ladies who competed did a great job! Cayley Vande Berg of Fond Du Lac County was crowned the 2020 Wisconsin Fairest Of The Fairs. We visited with the competitors and took pictures with the 2019 Wisconsin Fairest Of The Fairs, Megan Buechel. It was an exciting night of competition and always fun to meeting new people. We

enjoy representing the Warrens Cranberry Festival and hope you enjoy reading our Royal update and pictures!

Yours Truly,

The 2019-2020 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Lindsay Murdock and Princesses: Katie Carlson and Annabelle Haun

Here is a sneak peek of what’s ahead on our schedule:  WSCGA (Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association)Convention, Westby Snowflake Ski Jump, and Valentines Day Celebration at the VA.

Princess Katie, Queen Lindsay, 2020 Wisconsin Fairest
 of the Fairs, and Princess Annabelle

2019-2020 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty December Update

Royal greetings and Happy Holidays!

We are so excited to share all the events we’ve had the opportunity to participate in since our last update.  

On November 29th, Princess Katie and Princess Annabelle attended the Tomah Holiday Parade. We left our float at home and only took the Suburban. The weather was nice so we walked the entire parade route waving to everyone along the way. The parade route was packed with people on both sides of street. We enjoyed hot chocolate before and after the parade. 

On December 6th, Princess Katie and Princess Annabelle attended the Sparta Holiday Parade. Before the parade we enjoyed hot chocolate at the Royalty Tea and took pictures with Santa and Ben Biken. We walked the entire route of the parade waving to all the cheerful parade goers. The weather was great and it was a delightful night.

On December 13th, we served cranberry juice and handed out presents at the Tomah Senior Center Christmas Party. It was nice to visit and spread some holiday cheer with area seniors.

On December 14th, we toured the Wisconsin Capital in Madison. The rotunda contained a 30 foot tall Christmas tree. The tree was decorated with ornaments that were handmade by students from all over Wisconsin. The theme this year is a celebration of what science means to Wisconsin students. This is the 103rd year a tree has been in the Capitol rotunda. We were able to take some great photos near the Christmas tree and out on the observation deck. We left for lunch and later toured the Executive

Residents. The house was filled with beautiful Christmas trees, each of them were decorated in a different theme. One of the trees was decorated in red, white and blue lights and military ornaments to remember Wisconsin’s deployed service members and named “Tribute to our Troops”. We had a busy day in

Madison with picture taking and holiday excitement. We’ve enjoyed  celebrating the holiday season and promoting the Cranberry Festival on all our adventures this past month.

Happy Holidays!

Here is a sneak peek of what’s ahead on our schedule: 

Shopping for formals, Fairest of the Fair Coronation, WSCGA Winter Meeting, and Westby Snowflake Ski Jump.

Princess Katie, Queen Lindsay, and Princess Annabelle

2019-2020 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty November Update

Royal greetings everyone!

On Friday October 11th we were a part of the Tomah Homecoming Parade. It’s was 40 degrees and windy but it’s always fun to be in a local parade with so many familiars faces to wave at.

On Friday October 25th we attended Halloween Trunk or Treat at St. Matthew Church in Warrens. We took the Warrens Cranberry Festival Suburban and draped spiderwebs all over it so it looked really creepy. We handed out bags of craisens and candy to all the trick or treaters. It was awesome to see all the kids in

costumes, glad we could be a part of this fun event.

We are excited for all the events to come and are honored to represent the Warrens Cranberry Festival!

Yours truly,

2019-2020 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Lindsay Murdock and Princesses: Katie Carlson and Annabelle Haun

Here is a sneak peek of what’s ahead on our schedule:  Tomah Holiday Parade, Sparta Holiday Parade, Warrens Area Youth Association Christmas Party, Executive Mansion and Capital tour in Madison, and the Tomah Senior Center Christmas party.

Halloween Trunk or Treat
Princess Katie, Queen Lindsay, and Princess Annabelle