Apple Blossom royalty reigned supreme over the 2009 parade. They are, from left, Queen Attendant Candace Jimenez, Queen Morgan Koch and Queen Attendant Jessica Klaus
Welcome to the 2010 Apple Blossom Parade and Festival Web site. This site provides current and historical material about St. Joseph's most popular annual parade.
How do we know it's the most popular?
You picked the Apple Blossom as best parade/festival in 2009 Readers' Choice voting, sponsored by the St. Joseph News-Press.
After you picked the Apple Blossom as best parade/festival for five years running, we won the NPG's Platinum Award.
Since the Apple Blossom has been your choice for best parade/festival for the past 11 years, you made us eligible for the program's highest honor, the Diamond Award, given only to those who have won 10 years in a row!
Actually, this is your award. You're the ones who make the parade what it is — St. Joseph's own rite of spring. We just come along for the ride.
The Apple Blossom staff and committee are proud to continue to serve you, the citizens of Greater St. Joseph, and to do all we can to keep this St. Joseph's best and your favorite parade.
As you browse through this site, you'll find pages covering this year's parade theme and the official entry forms for both the pageants and parade.
Contact us if you are interested in serving on the Apple Blossom Committee or if you have questions not answered on the site. The Apple Blossom phone number is 816.261.0422. Please leave a message. Another option is to email Executive Director Michelle Wolfe or Apple Blossom President Ken Rosenauer at the addresses below.
Otherwise, mark your calendars for the first Saturday in May (May 1, 2010) — that's Apple Blossom Parade Day!
IMPORTANT: START TIME FOR THE PARADE THIS YEAR IS 9:30 A.M., 30 MINUTES EARLIER THAN USUAL. THIS IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE SCHEDULE OF THE AIR FORCE BLUE ANGELS, WHO WILL BE PERFORMING AT ROSECRANS FIELD.
Special thanks to these local businesses that help make the Apple Blossom better:
- St. Joseph Cablevision, official Internet service provider of the Apple Blossom
- First Street Graphics, official graphics and T-shirt provider of the Apple Blossom
- J McBee Photographic Studio and Gallery, official photographer of the Apple Blossom Pageant
- Cracker Barrel, the official breakfast restaurant for Apple Blossom staff and marshals
- Holiday Inn Downtown, sponsor and host hotel of the Pageant Luncheon and Workshops
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Alferd Williams and Alesia Hamilton led the parade as the 2009 grand marshals.
Apple Blossom 2009 Junior Queen Blayre Helm and Attendant Jacqueline Janorschke share the sunny spotlight as the parade made its way along Noyes and down Frederick.
The youngest royalty, the Apple Blossom 2009 Princess and her court -- Princess attendant Macy McClurg, Princess Kaycia Williamson and Attendant Faith Higgins -- clearly enjoy their shining moments.
Three members of the Apple Blossom Committee -- Becky Boerkercher, Michelle Wolfe and Jerry Ann Sporhase -- rode the parade route as 2009 honorary grand marshals. Wayne Duncan of Savannah drove the horse-drawn carriage.
