By Syttende Mai Queen Katelyn Gustefson
WOODVILLE, WI – Hi Woodville! Two weeks ago on Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7, 2025, Princess Addisyn Wichelman and I attended Glenwood City’s Rustic Lore Days. Glenwood City’s Rustic Lore Days celebration continues to be the rural tradition that they hand down from generation to generation with a new theme every year. This year, it was the Wild West!
On Saturday night, Princess Addisyn and I attended their coronation. We got to watch the new court get crowned, and our friends give their last words in crown and gown. We’re excited to get to know the new court! New Sparkler Sisters.
Sunday morning, we attended their Queen’s Tea, where we were served a “Wild West” barbecue. We handed out buttons to some new courts we hadn’t met yet, and we hung out with some friends. Throughout the parade, we saw everyone decked out in their Western hats and boots. There were tons of festivity, and we had a ton of fun throughout the parade!
This last weekend Princess Addisyn Wichelman and I were in Amery for their Fall Festival on Saturday, September 13, 2025!
Saturday morning, we went to the Queen’s Tea at the Village Pizzeria. We had breakfast and got to look at all the scrapbooks of the outgoing court. We met some new courts and handed out plenty of our collectable Syttende Mai buttons! After, we went to the parade line up and waited for the parade to start.
We got to watch all the marching bands ahead of us in the parade, and we even saw some past royalty performing! The parade had lots of people, and we got out at the end to watch the rest. We also walked through their craft fair.
Later that night, I went back to Amery to watch their Coronation of the new Miss Amery. I got to meet the new court and see some past royalty Sparkle Sisters I spent time with!
Sunday, September 21, 2025, will be our last parade of the parade season. We will be in Spring Valley for their 57th Annual Dam Days Celebration. We hope to see you there!
