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Wobegon Trail

Rediscovering small town Minnesota.

Solstice Celebrations

Solstice Celebrations

Coffee Klatsch, Occasions, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailJune 21, 2024

Let in, let out, let go, let be.

Lake Wobegon Rides

Lake Wobegon Rides

Occasions, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailMay 9, 2024

Stearns County is preparing for its 25th annual Lake Wobegon Trail Caramel Roll, Lady Slipper, and Caramel Apple bike rides.

Hat Hair 101

Hat Hair 101

Memories, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailFebruary 27, 2024

I’d forgotten about hat hair.

Ick To The Ick

Ick To The Ick

Coffee Klatsch, Cuisine, Occasions, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailJanuary 7, 2024

Ick is the new ish.

Wobegon’s Fairy Crosses

Wobegon’s Fairy Crosses

Coffee Klatsch, Oh Ja, Stearns, Wobegon TrailOctober 8, 2022

How is it that I never knew about fairy crosses, even though you can find them on the banks of the Blanchard Dam?

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We of Wobegon

Lena and Mina were my grandmothers – Stearns County, Minnesota women who grew up and raised families in small towns around the Lake Wobegon Trail. Born in the USA, they spoke German and had German accents. As did my parents, who spoke only German until they went to school. As do some of my cousins, who have never lived anywhere but Stearns County. We’re quirky folks, like those in Garrison Keillor’s fictional Stearns town of Lake Wobegon. I’m Laurie Hilsgen, and if you’re reading this, you might be Wobegonian, too. Let’s celebrate our loony ways. Oh ja!

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