Grumpy Old Men Festival
Wabasha, Minnesota was the fictional setting of the Grumpy Old Men movies, so the city celebrates its fame with a festival in February that includes ice fishing, minnow races, and hot dish.
Call Me Anything but Grumpy in Wabasha
Winter can be a great time to visit Minnesota’s Mississippi River valley, if you aren’t already sick of cold weather. Snow softens the rough edges of rocky bluffs. The floodplain is decorated like cake frosting with piles of snow sculpted into graceful formations by unforgiving winds. The inviting waters of the Mississippi River and its sloughs are transformed into vast