The Afton Parade Committee is excited to announce this year’s Grand Marshal is Mary Divine, longtime reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press covering Afton, Washington County and the St. Croix River Valley.
Mary also has spent time covering the State Capitol and has won numerous journalism awards, including the Premack Award and the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists' Page One Award.
Prior to joining the Pioneer Press in 1998, she worked for the Rochester, Minn., Post-Bulletin and at the St. Joseph, Mo., News-Press.
Her work has appeared in a number of magazines, including MPLS/ST.PAUL Magazine, Twin Cities Business Monthly and Minnesota Magazine.
She is a graduate of Carleton College and lives in St. Paul with her husband, Greg Myers, and their three chidren, Henry, Frances and Fred.
Please join us all at the parade to see Mary and enjoy the parade and celebration!
Don’t miss the River City Rhythm Drum and Bugle Corps performing in the parade.
Town Square Park
3418 St. Croix Trail South
Afton, Mn 55001
Afton Parade Committee
A Non-Profit Corp.
14616 Afton Blvd. South
Afton, Mn 55001
612-720-6478
info@aftonparade.com
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(370 St. Croix Trail South, Lakeland, MN)