WENATCHEE — History is what the 100th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival is all about. But it’s much more than 10 decades of royalty, parades, music, art, carnivals and yummy food.
Linda Barta
World Librarian
2016
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World Librarian
2014
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World Librarian
Apple Blossom happenings in 2012 and 2013
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World Librarian
Festival happenings in 2010 and 2011
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World Librarian
The 89th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 24-May 4.
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World Librarian
2006
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World Librarian
Apple Blossom happenings from 2004-2005
Linda Barta
World Librarian
♦ The 75th Diamond Jubilee Apple Blossom Festival was held April 28-May 8.
♦ The 77th Apple Blossom Festival held April 25-May 5.
♦ The 73rd Apple Blossom Festival was held April 23-May 3.
♦ The 71st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 27-May 6.
♦ The 69th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 29-May 8.
♦ Coreen Cockrum was queen of the 67th Apple Blossom Festival held April 24-May 4. The princesses were Renee Pollock, Vicki Telford, Molly McMonigle, Dana LaFollette, Mindy Cooksey, Mandy Sand, Lori Harper, Katie McKee and Delcie Proffitt.
♦ The 65th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 26-May 6.
♦ The 61st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 24-May 4.
♦ The 63rd Apple Blossom Festival was held April 22-May 2.
♦ The 59th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 27-May 6.
♦ The 57th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 22-May 2.
♦ The 55th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival was held April 26-May 5.
♦ The 53rd Apple Blossom Festival was held May 5-13 — over two weekends.
♦ The 51st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 30-May 3.
♦ The 49th Apple Blossom Festival was held May 2-5.
♦ The 45th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 30-May 2.
♦ Patti Parkhill was queen of the 47th Apple Blossom Festival held May 5-8. Princesses were Sharon Reitz and Janice Wood. The Royal Maids were Peggy Ludwick, Sally Scheble, Vikki Grubb, Patti Lewis, Linda Ring, Cammi Cumbo and Pat Byrne.
♦ The 41st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 28-30.
♦ The 39th Apple Blossom Festival was held May 1-3.
♦ Jolly Ann Sachs was queen of the 37th annual Apple Blossom Festival held May 4-6. Princesses were Trina Hansen and Carol Sutton.
♦ The 35th Apple Blossom Festival was held April 29-May 1.
♦ The 33rd Apple Blossom Festival was held May 2-3.
♦ The 31st Washington State Apple Blossom Festival was held May 4-6.
♦ The 29th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival was held April 29-30 and May 1.
♦ The Apple Blossom Festival held May 3-4. (This year's festival count skipped ahead to 27. The years of 1943-45, when the festival wasn't held, would have been 24, 25 and 26.)
♦ In the midst of World War II, the Apple Blossom Festival was not held from 1943-45. All festival events during that time "were put away for the days of peace."
♦ The 23rd Apple Blossom Festival was held April 24-25.
♦ The 21st Apple Blossom Festival was held April 25-27.
♦ Examination of of blossoms at Crescent Bar convinced “three wise men” that the weekend of April 29-30 would be the right time for the 19th Apple Blossom Festival. W.A. Luce, L.G. Bovee and Leo Antles released the dates on April 8.
♦ Jean Driver was queen of the 17th annual Apple Blossom Festival, held May 7-9. Princesses were Gertrude Webb and Betty Fray.
WENATCHEE — This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival. From its beginnings in 1919, when a woman from New Zealand proposed the idea for a "blossom day," to today — it's a celebration we've loved over the years.
♦ The 15th annual Apple Blossom Festival was held April 13-14.
♦ Wenatchee and all of America were in the throes of the Great Depression in 1932. The local economy was so grim that officials canceled the Apple Blossom Festival that year.
♦ The third annual Apple Blossom Festival was held May 5-6.
♦ The Apple Blossom Festival originated in 1919 as "Blossom Day." The one-day event celebrated the importance of the apple industry to the region. Mrs. Ernest Wagner, wife of the district's first apple shipper and a native of New Zealand, came up with the idea. She enjoyed the festivals of h…
♦ The fifth annual Apple Blossom Festival was held May 1-3. The event coincided with the dedication of the new Chelan County Courthouse.
♦ The 11th annual Apple Blossom Festival was held May 8-10.
♦ The seventh annual Apple Blossom Festival was held April 30-May 1.
♦ The ninth annual Apple Blossom Festival was held April 27-28.
Washington State Apple Blossom's 10 royalty candidates have been busy the past few weeks getting ready for the Feb. 9 pageant. Here, they enter a dining room formally set at the Rivertop Bar and Grill atop the Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel Tuesday. The etiquette lessons were led by Ann Deal, …