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Published August 18, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: St. Paul Park Heritage Days Royal Mud Stomp


The 2011-12 Heritage Days royalty, dressed in white T-shirts – not a wise choice for muddy situations – and royalty candidates in yellow and orange shirts, ready for this year's coronation to be held Monday night, gather to kick off the Royal Mud Stomp on Thursday night. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente

  • The 2011-12 Heritage Days royalty, dressed in white T-shirts – not a wise choice for muddy situations – and royalty candidates in yellow and orange shirts, ready for this year's coronation to be held Monday night, gather to kick off the Royal Mud Stomp on Thursday night. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Miss Heritage Days Haley Sklenar (bending over on the left) is ready to plaster her royal sisters with mud during the Royal Stomp. Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner
  • Shortly after this picture was taken, Miss Heritage Days Haley Sklenar's (center) hand decorated T-shirt was no longer white during the Royal Stomp held Thursday night. Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner
  • Just before the Royal Mud Stomp started, visiting queens and princesses from Anoka face painted each other with mud. Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner
  • More than 200 visiting royalty participated in the Royal Mud Stomp Thursday night to kick off Heritage Days in St. Paul Park. The Inver Grove Heights royal contingent replaced their tiaras with foam crowns. Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner
  • It was hard to tell current Heritage Days royalty from the candidates who will compete to be 2012-13 royalty on Monday night at Park High School because, after the Royal Mud Stomp held at the mud volleyball courts, everyone was covered in mud. Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner
  • Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Bulletin photo by Scott Wente