KLONDIKE KATES BIOGRAPHIES

BARBARA SORENSEN

1995 KLONDIKE KATE (Click on Photo to Enlarge)

Barbara Sorensen won the title of Klondike Kate in 1995. She got her singing start at the tender age of three and has been entertaining folks ever since. She is a graduate of theCollege of St. Benedict and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management and Economics.  

She has had formal vocal training in Jazz, Opera, and Classical music as a student at the College of St. Benedict and through private vocal instruction provided by McPhail Center for the Arts. She has been sharing her gift of song in high school and College choruses, church choirs and music ensembles including the Royal Order of Klondike Kates.

She has served on the Board of Directors for the Ambassadors of the Winter Carnival and retired in 2002 after having served on the Executive Board as the President of the Royal Order of Klondike Kates and active member for eight seasons running. A little known fact about Barbara is that she is the singer behind the voice of several Hackebeck beer jingles, which have aired on local holiday radio.

She is a native of Plymouth, Minnesota, where she presently resides with her husband, Peter, and daughter, Mariana Sorensen. She currently works full time as a Real Estate Manager for United Properties in Edina, Minnesota and also enjoys her latest and greatest starring role as "Mama" to baby Mariana.