Royal Lady of the Village
The Royal Lady of the Village is a woman who has made significant contributions to Taylors Falls and has been active in promoting Taylors Falls above and beyond the ordinary. The Royal Lady is chosen from nominations made to the committee and is announced the week of the Lighting Festival.
2020 Royal Lady

Royal Lady of the Village
The Taylors Falls 36th Annual Lighting Festival
Here with Proudly Honors
Eleanore Collins
as Royal Lady of the Village proclaimed this
27th day of November 2020,
RECOGNIZING HER LOVE and GIVING
to the betterment of Taylors Falls.
As a life-long resident, she and her late husband Larry hosted guests 27 years at the
Cottage B & B in their beautiful home on the high bluff overlooking the St. Croix River, opened both home and B & B for two different house tours,
welcomed a Norwegian exchange student during their children’s high school years,
co-chaired the Wassail Party Craft Fair,
volunteered at St. Croix Regional Medical Center,
served on the board of Taylors Falls Historical Society,
and is active in her church, even heading up a Seniors program for a time and serving on the Thrivent Chisago Chapter Board.
All this while getting her college degree in art history and by being “the kindest most gracious person” you have met.
Previous Royal Ladies
2019 | Carol Schumann | |||
2018 | Mary Pettis | |||
2017 | Mary Anne Mattson | |||
2016 | Sheila Sandell | |||
2015 | Kathy Carlsted | |||
2014 | Julie Hildebrand | |||
2013 | Sandra Berg | |||
2012 | Women’s Civic League (Active Members: Edna Curry, Joanne Frank, Cynthis Holmberg, Carol Johnson, Annie Lindgren *deceased, Geri Nelson, Jean Sampson, Geri Swenson, Priscilla Wegner and Sister Maria Wilson | |||
2011 | Barbara Anderson | |||
2010 | Mary Murphy | |||
2009 | Marlys Breeden | |||
2008 | Jeanette Dahlquist | |||
2007 | Barbara Anderson (Barb’s Family Hair Care) | |||
2006 | Amanda (Amy) Frischmon | |||
2005 | Kirsten Anderson | |||
2004 | Carol Nelson | |||
2003 | Diane Arnold | |||
2002 | Deborah Julik-Heine | |||
2001 | Linda Sandman | |||
2000 | Mary Linehan | |||
1999 | Marilyn Rimestad *deceased | |||
1998 | Jean Sampson | |||
1997 | Helen White *deceased | |||
1996 | Mary Rivard | |||
1995 | Ginny Vogt *deceased | |||
1994 | Edna Curry | |||
1993 | LaVon Hanson | |||
1992 | Mary Olson *deceased | |||
1991 | Maggie (Margaret) Olmschenk *deceased | |||
1990 | Kay Kuschel | |||
1989 | Barbara Young |
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