Lake City Waterski Days Parade
Ralph Samuelson invented water skiing in 1922 on Lake Pepin; Lake City has been celebrating this with a festival since 1972.
Winona Steamboat Days Parade
No steamboats anymore but still a fine festival with a grand parade.
(Not) Clowning Around
I’ve been reading a lot of local histories lately. As I come across stories that get my attention, I'll share them with you, like this one from Potosi, Wisconsin. During the pioneer years in Potosi, brothers Samuel and Henry Redman were ornery cusses. They lived in Dutch Hollow, a German community that began life as