Traverse Colantha Walker was a cow who holds the world's record for milk production, and every year Traverse City holds a dairy festival in her honor. Read her story here
This year I was asked to be the "Dairy Queen", which meant I got to rock this tiara and yard of cow fabric, which I wore as a sash/skirt.
People ride in a hay-ride wagon pulled by a tractor, I rode in the antique fire truck, and many people on foot all walk the half mile path out to Colantha's grave
the precession, complete with stilt-walker man
Ellie, the Dairy Princess - we laid a wreath at Colantha's grave
There were other activities at the festival, including these Tae Kwon Do people. Looks like she kicks da bootz!
Speaking of boots, a young lady had these awesome MSU cowboy boots
Mom Kurta wore her cow T - *wow*
Today in microfashion: balloon hat / antennae awesome
Beautiful day, great event, in an "only in Traverse City" kinda way. So glad that we had an audience with the Queen and even got to meet the royal family! Thinking about what I can do to gain notoriety 82 years after I'm gone like Colantha. I think my milk producing years are probably long behind me.
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