Notebook
July 31st, 2015 by Gary Osberg

Good sunny morning from Collegeville, Another beautiful day in central Minnesota. In this neck of the woods, we get the clean low humidity air coming down from Canada every once in a while. Last weekend we were at a beach house north of Two Harbors and it was hot and humid with no breeze at […]

July 23rd, 2015 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, Today would have to be labeled as a “10” here in central Minnesota. Last Friday I was fishing for bass on Cedar Lake west of Upsala with my son Erik. I taught Erik how to catch bass on that lake when he was only two years old. Now there is a […]

July 17th, 2015 by Gary Osberg

Good foggy morning from Collegeville, ‘Deuces Wild’ , Ted and Dave with their dueling pianos, are amazing. Last night was the final Sunset Stages event and even though it had to be moved indoors, it was a huge hit. They packed the Escher Auditorium with folks from ages 1 to 99. I have seen them […]

July 10th, 2015 by Gary Osberg

Good morning from Collegeville, The Rhubarb Pie with ice cream at Fisher’s Club is back. Fisher’s Club is a seasonal restaurant next to a city owned swimming beach on the north shore of Middle Spunk Lake in Avon. George “Showboat” Fisher was a major league baseball player from 1922 until 1932. He played for the […]

July 2nd, 2015 by Gary Osberg

Good afternoon from Collegeville, The 30th annual Osberg/Hagstrom Golf Open is this Saturday at the Little Falls Country Club. My mother’s sister, Leone, Auntie to me, married Duane Hagstrom, owner of Hagstrom Chevrolet in Upsala, Minnesota. Between the two sisters there are 10 of us children. Auntie’s youngest, Kevin, is a very good golfer and […]