The official
website of the 2012
Apple Blossom
Festival
St. Joseph,
Missouri
-o- The third oldest apple blossom festival in the United States -o-
The official
website of the 2012
Apple Blossom
Festival
St. Joseph,
Missouri
-o- The third oldest apple blossom festival in the United States -o-
The 2012 grand marshal is Brigadier General Steve Cotter, former commander of the 139th at Rosecrans.
Apple Blossom Queen Candace Jimenez (top left) is accompanied by her court, Apple Blossom Junior Queen Isabella Higgins (lower left) and Apple Blossom Princess Allison Adkison.
One of many very young spectators enjoying the sights and sounds of the Apple Blossom.
Thumbs up was the feeling most people had as another parade moved out of the staging area and onto the parade route on Frederick Avenue.
A new photo of the Heider family, continuing what has become a tradition for them positioned at the northwest corner of Noyes and Frederick and for the Apple Blossom website to record their presence...
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Welcome to the 2012 Apple Blossom Festival website. This site provides current and historical material about St. Joseph's most popular annual parade and pageant.
Another parade is history. Thanks to all the participants, spectators and sponsors who helped make this another memorable Apple Blossom.
Parade winners
Best of Parade: Johnson Controls
First Runner-Up: Allison's School of Dance
Second Runner-Up: Freidel's Lawn & Landscaping
Honorable Mention: Friends of the Shelter
Best Vintage Car: N Style
Our 2012 theme, "Destination: St. Joseph," reflects both historical and current events. For one, St. Joseph was a key jumping-off point for pioneers traveling west along both the Oregon and California trails. For another, it was the eastern terminus of the famed Pony Express. This year, our town is the destination for the Sound of Speed Air Show, International Edition, on May 5 and 6.
For information about the Apple Blossom Barbecue, sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians and now in its sixth successful year, check out our sister website.
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.
Click on links at the right for pages covering both the pageants and parade, entry forms for both, and photos and information about previous Apple Blossom festivals.
How do we know the Apple Blossom is the most popular parade?
Well, you picked the Apple Blossom as best parade/festival in 2011 Readers' Choice voting, sponsored by the St. Joseph News-Press.
In fact, the Apple Blossom has been your choice for best parade/festival for the past 13 years. After the first fivc, we won the Platinum Award. Then, three years ago 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 volunteers 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.
Special thanks to these local businesses that help make the Apple Blossom better:
Check out the Better Block Project Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/#!/betterblocksj. They'll be working downtown on May 4 and 5, sprucing up a block of empty storefronts to give folks an idea of what they would look like if they had businesses in them.
Email
Apple Blossom Executive
Director Michelle Wolfe
Email Apple Blossom President and Webmaster Ken
Rosenauer
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