1987 - Laurie (Rodgerson) Wallace

1988 - Karen (Johnson) MacCarville

1989 - Diane Gard

1990 - Kelly Dawn Williams

1991 - Stephanie Smailman

1992 - Rhonda Doiron

The queen represents the P.E.I. Potato Blossom Festival at public events. They also represent the festival in the Miss P.E.I. Pageant and attend the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto to promote P.E.I, tourism and potatoes. The cost of the trip to the Winter Fair is underwritten by the P.E.I. Potato Marketing Board.

In 1984, special recognition plaques were presented to Dr. George Dewar and Alton Rayner - these were the driving forces behind the first festival.

For a number of years a Lady Gem pageant was held. Scrapbooks kept at the time reveal some of the winners as follows: Jean Meggison (1982), Mae Costain (1983), and Mary Ellen Maclsaac and Florence MacDougall, now MacNevin (1985).

Other activities added later include car rallies, potato poem contest, pancake breakfast with pancake flipping contest, and flower and

vegetable garden contests.

The proceeds from the various events go to community organizations such as the hospital, library, rink, and museum. 116

Citizens of the Year

Alton and Laura Rayner - 1978

Ivan Webb - 1979

Eva Gamble - 1980

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