Before she sang her second song at the 2024 Klondike Kate competition, the event’s emcee asked candidate Jody Vander Hart a question. The Winter Carnival legend character is inspired by a real person — the notorious Gold Rush entertainer Kathleen Rockwell — so, in her spirit, what’s the most notorious thing Vander Hart has ever done? “A very wise woman in a boa and feathers once told me, a .
Part of the St. Paul Winter Carnival festivities, the Klondike Kate Contest determines who will host two weekends of Cabaret performances. The new Kate is Maret Bylander.