JORGIA KITCHER FROM GLEN ORCHARD, MUSKOKA,
IS OUR 2018-2019 CRAN-ANNE LOOK-ALIKE WINNER

What a great colour combination in this photo of 7-year-old Jorgia Kitcher, taken in October, 2018, as this feisty charmer from Glen Orchard (north of Bala) won our Cran-Anne Look-Alike contest. Her beautiful dress fitted right in with the vivid autumn colours of that month and also with the Bala Cranberry Festival that was happening that same weekend. The doll was donated by our long-time friend George Campbell who owns the Anne of Green Gables Family Museum at Park Corner, P.E.I. No one was prouder of Jorgia than her mother, Jody Gillis, who couldn't resist getting her own photo of her daughter in front of the museum. We did not have a Cran-Anne contest in October, 2019, because of a family commitment, so Jorgia was our Cran-Anne queen for both 2018 and 2019. We are so proud of Jorgia!

With regret, we are announcing the cancellation of this year's Cran-Anne Look-Alike contest which was scheduled for Saturday, October 17th, midway through this fall's Bala Cranberry Festival.

Organizers for this year's Bala Cranberry Festival announced "with a heavy heart" on August 4th that this year's festival has been cancelled for the weekend of Oct. 16-18. They said it was because of Covid 19 health and safety concerns for the thousands who would have come to the event and the vendors and volunteers who make the festival possible.

Their decision means that the Cran-Anne Look-Alike event will not be happening on Saturday, Oct. 17th, as planned. We too do not want to risk the health of our young contestants as well as the families and friends who accompany them.

We are currently considering creative alternatives to take the place of this event and would welcome any suggestions that you may have. Share them with Jack and Linda through the museum's e-mail (balamus@muskoka.com) or call Jack or Linda at 705-762-5876 or toll-free 1-888-579-7739.

2000
Tiana Bol, 10
Bala
 

2003
Olivia Ostrom, 9
Parry Sound
 

2006
Sara Thompson, 8
Parry Sound
 

2008
Cassidy Schuchardt 9
Scarborough

2009
Fiona Rowat, 9
Mississauga
 

2011
Dominique Skogstad, 11
Coldwater