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The last time a Winter Carnival queen departed during her reign was 1957 — and she was getting married

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By MOLLY GUTHREY | mguthrey@pioneerpress.com | Pioneer PressAs a child, Joe Gallagher loved paging through the memory book his mother, Eva Wicker Gall
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What happened was that Queen Eva married her prince, Pvt. James F. Gallagher.“My dad was in the Army,” Gallagher says, “and they had gotten engaged in
2016BOREAS5.webp, The 2016 Titan, Prince of the North Wind, Joe Gallagher and Princess of the North Wind, Shannon Cherep are introduced at the St. Paul Winter Carnival
LVII, by the way, translates to 57. Serving as the 57th Titan felt fitting to the son of the ’57 queen.“My goal was to finish my term and honor my mot

2023 Great TC Treasure Hunt Kick-off

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Join us at LAKE MONSTER for this year's Great TC Treasure Hunt Kick-off Party—our summer shindig in celebration of the TC Treasure Hunt Community and the Great Twin Cities Treasure Hunt!
MEETUP! —
Noodle with fellow Seekers and share your favorite stories from the field. Families (including dogs!) are welcome at Lake Monster, so bring the whole crew!
BONUS CLUE! —
Work together to solve a mystery puzzle and score a bonus clue for all attendees of the kick-off!
SWAG! —
Take home a FREE grab bag filled with TC Treasure swag as our thanks to you for attending the Kick-off and supporting TC Treasure!
Event details and scheduling subject to change.
Our Host: LAKE MONSTER BREWING
550 Vandalia St #160, St. Paul, MN 55114

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Swenson runs to first-place finish in Watercade 4-mile run

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2023WatercadeRun1.jpg, August Swenson set a fast pace and won with a big cushion in Saturday's 4-mile run.STAFF PHOTOS BY BRENT SCHACHERER, 2023WatercadeRun2.jpg, The crowd leaves the starting line at the beginning of the 4-mile run Saturday., 2023WatercadeRun3.jpg, Levi Schmidt grabs a cup of water from race co-organizer Jim Watt at the hydration station on the west side of Lake Ripley., 2023WatercadeRun4.jpg, Runners cast a long shadow as they make their way on the path on the west side of Lake Ripley Saturday., 2023WatercadeRun5.jpg, Tynisa Lara and Lia Caron give a thumbs-up sign as they reach the halfway point of Saturday's 4-mile run., 2023WatercadeRun6.jpg, Jim Watt reaches a cup of water toward one of the field of 85 runners in Saturday's 4-mile run.
August Swenson, who will be a sophomore at Litchfield High School in the fall, took the lead from the start and cruised to a relatively easy win in th

Ayda Granlund crowned 2023-2024 Miss Litchfield

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2023WatercadeCoronation1.jpg, Ayda Granlund reacts with surprise as she receives her crown as Watercade's 2023-2024 Miss Litchfield from outgoing Miss Litchfield Raina Kaping, as J, 2023WatercadeCoronation2.jpg, Newly crowned royalty — Princess Abby Stoffer, Miss Litchfield Ayda Granlund and Princess Kylie Guggemos — wave to the crowd at Bernie Aaker Auditoriu, 2023WatercadeCoronation3.jpg, Lexi Bischof and Brynley McGraw, the 2023-2024 Junior Ambassadors, wave to the crowd after being introduced Sunday afternoon. The girls were crowned d, 2023WatercadeCoronation4.jpg, Outgoing Miss Litchfield Raina Kaping waves to the crowd one last time as her parents, Alisha and Glenn Kaping, look on in the background., 2023WatercadeCoronation5.jpg, Kaylee Sundve feigns an impatient sigh as she waits for a presentation from Minneapolis Aquatennial Princess Kezia Lee of Cokato during Sunday's coron, 2023WatercadeCoronation6.jpg, Judy Hulterstrum, middle, receives a certificate and congratulations from Aquatennial Captain Tammy McCanna while Princess Kezia Lee of Cokato looks o, 2023WatercadeCoronation7.jpg, The 2022-2023 Miss Litchfield royalty showed off the crowns moments before placing them on the heads of the successors Sunday afternoon., 2023WatercadeCoronation8.jpg
Watercade concluded with the crowning of new Litchfield royalty Sunday afternoon at Bernie Aaker Auditorium.Ayda Granlund ascended to the crown as Mis

67th Annual Litchfield Watercade

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2023WatercadePreview1.jpg, 2022WatercadeWrapup01.jpg, All eyes are to the sky as fireworks erupt Friday night over Lake Ripley, one of the highlights of Watercade weekend. The fireworks capped an afternoo, 2023WatercadePreview3.jpg, Litchfield’s annual Watercade summer festival returns this weekend. Back by popular demand is the Sand Sculpture Contest with registration 4:30 p.m. F
MONDAY JULY 310 a.m.. MEDALLION HUNT BEGINSDaily clues at 10 am on KLFD AM 1410/FM 95.9THURSDAY JULY 64-6 p.m. CENTER BANK BRAT FEEDBrats and music in
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