Grit and Gowns: Holli Bennett Crowned First Ms. Lake Lemon During a Mud-Stomping Success for Firefighters

Grit and Gowns: Holli Bennett crowned first Ms. Lake Lemon during a mud-stomping success for firefighters

UNIONVILLE – Eighteen women, defying typical pageant norms, donned evening gowns and embraced a series of “quirky and oh so regional” challenges on Saturday, May 17th, to raise funds for the Monroe Fire Protection District. The inaugural Ms. Lake Lemon pageant at the Porthole Inn on East South Shore Drive in Unionville was a unique and entertaining fundraiser. Under mostly sunny skies and pleasant 70-degree temperatures, sixteen entrants (two we…

Ms. Lake Lemon Pageant: Bennett tops field of 16 in contest featuring firewood, nails, mud puddles

Holli Bennett is now recorded in the Monroe County history books as the first Ms. Lake Lemon. The pageant was held Saturday afternoon on the shore of the lake at the Port Hole Inn. Under mostly sunny skies and a temperature of around 70°F, the 16 entrants competed in events like: glove embellishments; pet/child calling; firewood stacking; clearing obstacles out of a roadway; fishing lure casting accuracy; nail hammering; beverage chugging; infla…