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John..... As the daughter of a Minnesotan mother who STILL refers to that state as "home," even tho she's lived in Los Angeles for almost 60 years, I'm well aware of the virtues and superiority of all persons and things born in and derived from the state of Minnesota, and it's neighboring states.. <grinning> I was nurtured on tales Lake Woebegone throughout my childhood and youth, as well as having all the verses of Wordsworth's "Hiawatha" ..... "By the shores of Gitshegume, by the deep sea's running water, lived Nakomas and his daughter" ...... and on and on and on.... drummed into my wee little California-born-brain by mom, who figured that made her two daughters ALMOST Minnasotans! I've been dragged to see Minnehaha Falls more times than I could count by mom's brother, Uncle Ray, and have heard many other uncle's endless stories about their ice fishing adventures. I've fished for sunfish from a pontoon boats on what seemed at the time to have been on at LEAST 9 thousand of Minnesota's 10 thousand lakes (and never caught a thing!) <LOL>, and always returned home after my summer vacations in the Twin Cities (actually, in St.. Paul) saying "Yaaaaaah" just like my cousins and mom. At the very least, I'd say I deserve to be an honorary citizen of the great Northwest, yaaaaaah? <giggle> Barb Mallut (honorary Minnesotan) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: john bjork <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 1:57 PM Subject: Re: Re NON-PD. Parkinsaw MI, St Olaf, MN & Lake Woebegone, MN >Hi Barb (s): Well, you're speaking of the citadel of imaginary places in the >world, the wonderful and very much loved Lake Wobegone. I grew up listening to >Garrison Keeler (sp) in a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. We always >thought he was talking about us, as did a thousand other towns, which reflected the >genius of the author. No doubt that Lake Wobegone provided some grist for the >mills of Parkinsaw, MI. In spite of that influence, I'd like to think Parkinsaw is >a special and unique place, especially given the reality that 80% of the residents >there are PWP, and have a lot more problems to comfront than other, more >conventional communities. But it is the commonality with Lake Wobegone residents >that is important: they're good people from a strong and proud heritage. Fiercely >independent, they'll fight PD until the last Sinemet tablet. They make wonderful >neighbors, and are great fun to enjoy a brew with over at the Northern Lights. >They're Lake Woebegone (and St. Olaf) kind of people. > >John Bjork > >[log in to unmask] wrote: > >> Hi John and Barb, >> Not to worry John, Rose Nyland who's from St. Olaf doesn't have a clue >> either! But what about that other great Minnesota town, Lake Woebegone. which >> Garrison Keeler (sp?) reports on every Saturday night on public radio, where >> the women are strong, the men are good looking and the children are all above >> average! >> >> Barb B-K >> a former Minnesotan >> >> In a message dated 3/14/99 2:11:46 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: >> >> <<Barb: Never have seen the Golden Girls sitcom, except for some brief >> glances; and >> know not a clue about St Olaf. However, seeing as though St Olaf, MN >> and Parkinsaw, MI are both in the north country, we share the same >> Scandavian heritage, deep blue >> lakes, love of nature and the outdoors, brats and cold beer. We've been >> >> looking for a sister city to get together with, so maybe we'll check >> this out. Of course, Parkinsaw is about 80% PWP, so I don't know how >> that would work out. We take a little getting used to if you know what I >> mean. I bet they'd love our "promote the pig" program, our Palmetto >> Bug research (they have similar problems with Zebra Mussels), and our >> emerging nightlife with the Dopaminos and Carl and Porcine, though, so >> stay tuned sports fans, we may just have a joint venture celebration. >> In the final analysis, however, any resemblance bewteen Parkinsaw, MI >> and St Olaf is, as they say, purely coincidental. >> >> John Bjork >> >> >