Our Story

Tricia Manuel, aka Pricilla Mooseburger/Miss Moose, fell in love with costuming as a child, watching her mother make Halloween costumes for her, her siblings, her dad, and all their friends. She fell in love with clowning in a 4th of July parade. Her clowning and costuming dreams combined at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, where she got to clown, make crazy costumes, and travel the country. She turned those twin passions into a business that outfits and educates clowns from across the country and around the world.

Her daughter, Julia Swanson, aka Wanda Fool, followed a very similar path, growing up watching her mother make clown and theater costumes and performing across the country. Eventually, she too traveled with Ringling and developed a flair for designing and making costumes as well as performing. She has become an integral part of Pricilla Mooseburger Originals and Moose Camp. As they say, the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree.