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Video Shows Just How Chaotic Fyre Festival Really Was [VIDEO]
Video Shows Just How Chaotic Fyre Festival Really Was [VIDEO]
Video Shows Just How Chaotic Fyre Festival Really Was [VIDEO]
There was some buzz this last week about a music festival in the Bahamas that went terribly wrong.  Basically, it was a cheap festival that attracted a lot of young people to go see some big acts.  However, the acts never showed up.  They all cancelled.  It was promised to be a luxury vacation, but in fact turned out to be a fight for survival.
Crazy Local Sliding Hill
Crazy Local Sliding Hill
Crazy Local Sliding Hill
I took my family up to Laskiainen Festival in Palo, MN this weekend.  Laskiainen (lus-key-eye-nen) is a Finnish celebration of the changing seasons.  Locally, there is a celebration every year in Palo, and this was actually our first time going.   We were excited to try out the sliding hill!  When we go there, it was a little more intense than we imagined.
Ken & Cathy Talk About Laskiainen, and Cathy Tries To Pronounce It [VIDEO]
Ken & Cathy Talk About Laskiainen, and Cathy Tries To Pronounce It [VIDEO]
Ken & Cathy Talk About Laskiainen, and Cathy Tries To Pronounce It [VIDEO]
My family and I are traveling up North to the Laskiainen Finnish Sliding Festival in Palo.  It's a Finnish tradition of celebrating the coming of spring and preparing for the upcoming season.  There's arts, crafts, music, food, and most importantly a sliding hill.  Cathy's had some problems in the past pronouncing these Northern Minnesotan festivals, (who can blame her) so I wanted to see how she
One Tall Ship Cancels Visit
One Tall Ship Cancels Visit
One Tall Ship Cancels Visit
The Tall Ship Festival is coming to Duluth this weekend, and it's expected to generate $15 million for the local economy.  However, it appears that one ship will no longer be making the trip.