Record-Eagle/Jan-Michael Stump
Cherry Queen Maria LaCross, center, laughs with 2011 candidates, from left, Jordan Blaker, Laura Patmore, Stephanie Neville and Evelynne Mende during a photo shoot on top of Traverse City Fire Department's Ladder 1 truck during Heroes' Day Monday at the National Cherry Festival.

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