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Winter Carnival royalty served an unprecedented two years, during unprecedented times

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jea-2666-WC-Royal-Coronation-2020.webp, Darrin Johnson, King Boreas LXXXI, raises his scepter in triumph after being introduced during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Coronation at t, jea-3050-WC-Royal-Coronation-2020.webp, Kirstin Knutson, the 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, is crowned by the 2019 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, Alison Gunter, during the 2020 St. Paul Winte, qos_proposal2.webp, Kirstin Knutson, Aurora, Queen of Snows of the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival, and her fiance, Daniel Maslowski, share a moment after getting engaged i, jea-0609-2020-WC-Grand-Day-Parade.webp, Darrin Johnson, King Boreas LXXXIV, and Kirstin Knutson, 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, wave to the crowds during the 2020 St. Paul Winter Carnival , Natalka2-e1584846075678.jpg, Darrin Johnson, the St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2020 King Boreas performs the first-ever virtual knighting ceremony for Natalka Kramarczuk, 50, of Sout, Johnson-Darrin-1.webp, Darrin Johnson, the 2020-21 King Boreas of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, with his wife, driver Emily Gerbig, and their kids, daughter Sydney Johnson a, Cst-61044-Winter-Carnival-King-and-Queen-.webp, Kirstin Knutson, left, 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, and Darrin Johnson, Boreas Rex LXXXIV, participate in the Annual Queen's Tea, hosted by the Fo, Cst-61075-Winter-Carnival-King-and-Queen-.webp, Darrin Johnson, Boreas Rex LXXXIV, participates in the Annual Queen's Tea, hosted by the Former Queens of the St. Paul Winter Carnival, at the Royal G, Cst-61006-Winter-Carnival-King-and-Queen-.webp, Kirstin Knutson, 2020 Aurora, Queen of the Snows, participates in the Annual Queen's Tea, hosted by the Former Queens of the St. Paul Winter Carnival,
By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressIt was a parade — finally — and King Boreas was in it.But … something was different. What,

'My life has changed a lot': Cecilia Toenjes nears end of Miss Litchfield reign

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2020MissLitchfieldReflects1.jpg, Miss Litchfield Cecilia Toenjes will crown her successor during the coronation at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bernia Aaker Auditorium.PHOTO COURTESY KATIE PETERS, 2020MissLitchfieldReflects2.jpg, Miss Litchfield Cecilia Toenjes and Princess Abby Johnson wave to the crowd as they move down the route of the Litchfield Parade of Bands. Toenjes and, 2020MissLitchfieldReflects3.jpg, Ceclia Toenjes and Abby Johnson were joined by their fathers on the Watercade float for the Hutchinson Water Carnival parade in June.PHOTO BY CHLOE SC
 Nearing the end of the longest reign in Miss Litchfield history, Cecilia Toenjes admits to being a bit conflicted.After two years of serving as an am

Medallion Hunting Pair Finds their Third Harvest Medallion

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2020BellePlaineHarvestFinders.jpg, Angie Johnson and Ann Miller found the 2020 Harvest Fall Medallion under a stone in Riverview Park, on Thursday, Oct. 1.
Angie Johnson and Ann Miller found the 2020 Harvest Fall Medallion under a stone in Riverview Park, on Thursday, Oct. 1. The pair had a successful out

Neal Dietz Strikes the Jackpot for the Second Time Finding the Rose Festival Treasure Hunt Medallion

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Generous Festival Supporter Donates Back His Winning Check to the Rose Festival
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Neal Dietz of Oak Grove, Oregon, read Clue #10 this morning, then located the Medallion in East Delta Park, inside some yellow tubing. Neal grew up in
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He reported that pandemic didn’t have much effect on hunting. Neal had his mask in his pocket, but was usually alone. When others approached, he’d wea
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2020 - The season that wasn't

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My apologies to those I've told that this post has been coming. You'd think that with the COVID-19 crisis I'd actually have more time to write this, but that time has been consumed by other things. The long and short of it is that most of the 2020 season has been cancelled. We already had dates slated for a handful of summer hunts:

Of those, Oakdale and Little Canada have been explicitly cancelled. The remainder are farther out in the Summer and decisions haven't yet been made about the festivals.

With that said, let's make a list of the summer festivals that haven't been cancelled yet. They may yet be cancelled, and we'll keep the list updated if they are. I'm not going to delete items, just overstrike them as they fall.

Twin Cities Area Festivals that are still on

Greater Minnesota/Wisconsin Festivals that are still on

Watercade 2020 canceled

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2020WatercadeCanceled.jpg, Princess Ellery Jones and Miss Litchfield Cecilia Toenjes road on the Watercade float during a parade last summer.STAFF PHOTOS BY BRENT SCHACHERER
Brent SchachererLitchfield’s annual summer celebration became a victim of the coronavirus pandemic Sunday night as the Watercade Board of Directors an

‘A little sunshine’: Winter Carnival performs first-ever virtual knighting ceremony for longtime volunteer

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Natalka2-e1584846075678.jpg, Darrin Johnson, the St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2020 King Boreas performs the first-ever virtual knighting ceremony for Natalka Kramarczuk, 50, of Sout
By DEANNA WENIGER | Pioneer PressNatalka Kramarczuk put on a brave face Saturday.Her surprise 50th birthday had been canceled due to the coronavirus,
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