Pekin Winter Wonderland Parade Grand Marshals
The Winter Wonderland Committee took over responsibility for the Christmas Parade in 1997. We celebrate those who have served as our Grand Marshals since that time:
- 2022 – Baylee Gambetti
- 2021 – Healthcare Workers Salute
- 2020 – Canceled due to COVID Pandemic
- 2019 – Cancelled due to snow storm
- 2018 – Suzanne Cook
- 2017 – Tom Elliott
- 2016 - Pekin Area First Responders – Police, Fire, Ambulance, etc.
- 2015 – Pekin Women of the Moose Lodge 673
- 2014 – Altrusa Club
- 2013 – Gordon Snow Family
- 2012 - Corrie Salmon
- 2011 - Connie Moser
- 2010 – Bob and Michele Small
- 2009 – Rich and Cherie Lee
- 2008 – Jennifer Heath, Traci Peters, Kari Sturch, Kelly Galyean, and the students of Washington and Wilson Schools
- 2007 – Bob and Lois Ziebold
- 2006 – Curtis Jenks
- 2005 – Chuck Taylor
- 2004 – Jim Bernier
- 2003 – John Kriegsman
- 2002 – Jim and Vera Wallinger
- 2001 – Linda Miller
- 2000 – Bill and Lori Maddox
- 1999 – Willard Birkmeier
- 1998 – Terri Gambetti
- 1997 – Jerry Aune Family