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There is nothing quite so quintessentially Minnesotan as Garrison Keillor's mythical town of Lake Wobegon so it only seems appropriate to feature it as a Sunday Site. It so well reflects our sense of place…with laughter, tongue firmly planted in cheek, and a sense that life in Lake Wobegon is a slice of real life…both simple and complicated.
Yesterday the world-famous radio production A Prairie Home Companion celebrated its 35th anniversary and the 4th of July with a free live broadcast in Lake Wobegon Park, on the Lake Wobegon Regional Bike Trail in Avon, Minnesota…a little more than an hour northwest of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The radio show had its origins in the area when Keillor lived in nearby Freeport, and in his own words, "Stearns County is about as close to Lake Wobegon as you can get."
I went with my cousin who lived in Mississippi for 25 years. He said he listened to the show faithfully with friends from throughout the country when he lived in Mississippi….it has a mystique both amusing and familiar, wherever you call home.
The crowds came out yesterday to celebrate and eat local food. No hot dish, but Powdermilk Biscuit-Strawberry Shortcake and Beebop-A-Reebop Rhubarb Pie were both sell-outs…I know, because they sold out two people before me!! If you want to make your own, the Stearns-Morrison Enterprise had a free newspaper supplement with recipes available…Lake Wobegon's Way Above Average Hot Dish and Rhubarb Recipe Collection (call 320-845-2700 or 320-256-3240 for a copy).
The radio broadcast felt like a good old-fashioned small town 4th of July celebration, including reminiscences by old-timers, the whole crowd singing the national anthem, a visit by our state Senator Amy Klobuchar, and music ranging from a brass band to acoustic blues to the St. John's Boys' Choir.
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Sharlene Hensrud, RE/MAX Results - Email – HomesMSP.com
