Winona Steamboat Days Captain & Mate Contest

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum and the Winona Steamboat Days Festival will host a candidate event for the Captain and Mate Contest to be held in conjunction with the Miss Winona Scholarship Pageant.

The Minnesota Marine Art Museum will host the registration event on Saturday, May 17th. Registration for Captain and Mate couples will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with fun activities for the candidates, their friends, and siblings from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The five finalist couples that will go on to the Miss Winona Scholarship Pageant will be selected through a drawing at 11:30 a.m.

Qualifications for contestants are as follows:

1. Each child must be between the ages of 4 and 7 on or before June 1, 2008.
2. Each entry must be a couple consisting of a boy and a girl. Each child must be a resident of the city of Winona, MN. Surrounding areas are ineligible. Top five finalists from previous Captain and Mates are not eligible. Each qualifying couple must be available for practices during the week prior to the Miss Winona Pageant. Approximate dates of June 10 – 17, 2008 Must be registered and present at the Museum at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 17, 2008 to qualify for the top five drawing.

The Captain and Mate will be crowned on Thursday, June17, 2008, during the Miss Winona Scholarship Pageant, which will be held at the Winona Middle School Auditorium. The Captain and Mate will reign over the Kiddie Parade along with Miss Winona, Friday, June 20 and will also ride in the Steamboat Days Grand Parade on Sunday, June 22, 2008.