Hoping to bring home the coveted
Maine Potato Blossom Queen crown in 1947
File photo 1947
HOPING TO BRING HOME the coveted Maine Potato Blossom Queen crown in 1947 were Aroostook County’s reigning royalty, from left, first row: Gennette MacNair, Houlton: Geraldine Condon, Mapleton; Leora Dubay, Eagle Lake; Evelyn Kerry, Ashland; and Betty Everett, Mars Hill. Second row: Thelma Bartlett, Portage Lake; Althea Malone, Oakfield; Roberta Britton, Monticello; Marilyn Clark, Fort Fairfield; Verdella Carter, Washburn; and Esther Scott, Fort Kent. Third row: Olive Ketchum, Easton; Vivian Sandstrom, Caribou; Betty Green, Presque Isle; Bonita Grant, Katahdin Valley; Eliza Curry, Limestone; and Mellessey Parent, Van Buren. The popular festival was held in Caribou in 1947.
