(7-20-24) One of the longest Celina Lake Festival events, the Lake Festival Queen Pageant, is set to select another Queen tonight. Below is a look back 50 years ago…when St. Henry’s Pat Stammen was crowned Lake Festival in 1974.

In 1974 and many years after that the Lake Festival Queen Pageant was held at the Mercer County Fairgrounds before a packed house. Celina’s Dianna Smith was named 1st runner-up, Jeannie Loughridge of Celina was the 2nd runner-up and Miss Congeniality.

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