This weekend I plan on visiting “Hippe Landing” west of Upsala next to the American Legion Memorial Park on Cedar Lake. The park has one of the best swimming beaches in central Minnesota. There are camping spots also, but I understand there is a long waiting list. West of the entrance to the park there is a […]
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Comments Off on May 30, 2025 When I was a youngster in Upsala, we always had a Memorial Day service in the school gym, followed by a parade down Main Street. Sometime after I graduated Upsala High School in 1961, the practice died out. Then in the 80’s, Lorna Koehn, a member of the Upsala American Legion Auxiliary, brought back the […]
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Comments Off on May 23, 2025 Many times, we end up taking a path quite by accident. My first career was drafting. I faked my way into that field, but it ended well. In fact, in 1965 drafting jobs were so plentiful that Marcia and I were able to take a four-week honeymoon, knowing that when I got back to Minnesota, I […]
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Comments Off on May 16, 2025 Today’s message was posted yesterday on my son Erik’s website. It has been used here with his permission. www.erikosberg.com “Today would have been my mom’s 83rd birthday. My mom was a devout Catholic and a proud Democrat. There weren’t very many Masses she missed. Even if she was away from home, she would find a […]
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Comments Off on May 9, 2025 My Dad served in the Pacific during the second world war. His brother-in-law, my Uncle El, served there also. One of the photos that I had restored is a picture of Dad and Uncle El smoking cigars on an island after V-J Day. You can tell by the look on Dad’s face that the canteens […]
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