December 3, 2021
It looks like the ice on the pond is not going to be very safe for a while. Do not go out there unless you are with a buddy and be sure to check the ice often. When I was a wild youth in Upsala, we used to drag race cars across the ice on Cedar Lake west of Upsala. To my knowledge, no one ever went through the ice. We got away with a lot of stupid things as kids. One winter we made a game of standing on the hood of an old DeSoto, using it as a giant snowboard as we were towed in the ditch behind a car. Dumb and dumber.
My sister and one of my classmates both ended up in casts after a toboggan run down a steep hill in the Burtrum Hills. After a heavy snow we would make a party out of driving into the Burtrum Hills with our old cars and just try to get stuck. These were not SUVs, simply rear wheel drive Chevys with a bunch of crazy boys and snow shovels.
Here is one way to enjoy the winter and the ice in a safe environment. https://youtu.be/iNuCXUkp2DE
Also, you may want to come to St. Joseph tonight for the annual tree lighting at the corner of College Avenue and Minnesota Street. The Great River Chorale is presenting “Upon the Midnight Clear”, online beginning tomorrow and airing until the 10th of December. Tickets can be purchased at www.greatriverchorale.org
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” Seneca
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