Rondy Traditions

RONDY ROYALTY

There are ten members to the Rondy Royal Court: Queen, two Princesses, Sweetheart, Heritage Ambassador, Lord & Lady Trapper, King & Queen Regent and our beloved mascot Rondy Bear! You will find the Royal Court all over our city during the festival and all over the state in the coming year. Follow us on social media to see where we will be next! Stop and say hi, take a photo with us and share your favorite part of Fur Rondy! Make sure you hashtag #RondyRoyalty so we can follow your adventures too!

QUEEN, PRINCESSES AND SWEETHEART

The first Fur Rendezvous Queen was selected by the most raffle ticket sales in 1936. Over the years, the program has evolved to be an elite selection of young women age 16-29 who compete for the titles with interview, resume, community service & public speaking. The Royalty serves as an ambassador of Fur Rondy during the festival and community events throughout the year.

HERITAGE AMBASSADOR

The Heritage Ambassador was added in 2016. She is an outstanding Alaska Native young woman that serves to help preserve the tradition of the Alaska Native spirit.

Rondy Royalty 2021: Queen Tala Ianu, Princess Jilene Galle, Princess Manal Sharife, Sweetheart Rivers Ducharme, Heritage Ambassador Audriana Foss, Lord Trapper Casey Bieber, Lady Trapper Rita Corwin, King Regent John Aho, Queen Regent Judy Everard and...everyone’s favorite winter mascot --RONDY BEAR!

LORD AND LADY TRAPPER

Lord & Lady Trapper are outstanding citizens in our community who have contributed to the success of our city through business, community involvement and service to Fur Rendezvous. This distinctive honor dates back to the first Lord Trapper in 1981 and to the first Lady Trapper in 1997 and are chose each year by former Rondy Royalty.

KING AND QUEEN REGENT

Selected from the membership of the Pioneers of Alaska, the King and Queen Regent represent Alaska’s tradition of adventure.

MANY THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS RONDY ROYALTY SPONSORS: