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Hope you got your strawberry shortcake–or perhaps several–at the Copper Country Strawberry Festival.
The annual event held in Chassell featured 15 young women vying to be named the 2016 Strawberry Queen.
That honor went to Calumet’s Jessica Berryman.
The first runner-up was Lindsay Sandell of Houghton, Ann Desrochers of Houghton was 2nd runner-up and the 3rd runner up was Adelinn Huuki of Jeffers High School.
Houghton’s Megan Bugni was Miss Photogenic and Josie Ledgerwood of Houghton was Miss Congeniality.
Chassell’s Outstanding Youth Citizen of the Year Award went to Hannah Tuomi of Chassell.
The entire court participated in the Strawberry Parade where Superior National Bank’s strawberry float was named Best in Show.
Here are the rest of the parade results:
2016 Strawberry Festival Parade Results
Commercial
1st Ojibwa Casino – Alice in Wonderland
2nd Baraga Correctional Facility Employee Club
Patriotic
1st Chassell VFW #6507
2nd Valerie Troesch for Commissioner
Humorous
1st Hellow America – Barb Mattila
2nd Leghorn for President – Braden Gagnon
Strawberry
1st Superior National Bank
2nd Ohtonen Strawberry Farm
Antique
1st Russ Lepisto – 1955 Ford Pickup and 1955 Chris Craft Boat
2nd Keith Klobuchar – 1957 Chevrolet
Equestrian
1st Ruby and Daisy Zawada riding Brandy and Sungard
2nd Cora Stockton riding Shadow
Music
1st Chassell High School Band
2nd Lake Linden – Hubbell High School Band
Best in Show – Superior National Bank strawberry float
David Strong, Parade Co-Chair
Parade winners please contact Lynn at lgierke@msn.com to make arrangements to pick up your prizes!
