tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post5093829834882030056..comments2023-06-13T11:51:31.233+02:00Comments on Long Burn: MN is in good handsMatt_Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00139378448055540977noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-56460969104226323492008-08-23T10:21:00.000+02:002008-08-23T10:21:00.000+02:00Plus they gave Anders a feather from a wild turkey...Plus they gave Anders a feather from a wild turkey, it's his favorite souvenir.Matt_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139378448055540977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-16538577294805175642008-08-23T10:16:00.000+02:002008-08-23T10:16:00.000+02:00Papa, I feel your pain. They have done a lot with...Papa, I feel your pain. They have done a lot with the place since Laura and I were kids. The animal exhibits are really well done, outdoors, dedicated to MN animals. Its worth the trip just to see the buffaloes in their wallow surrounded by prarie grass. Plus the river makes a nice scenic cut there, making a landscape not typical of SE MN.Matt_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139378448055540977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-5398057717729024542008-08-22T23:20:00.000+02:002008-08-22T23:20:00.000+02:00You know, I've been with a Rochesterian for 20 yea...You know, I've been with a Rochesterian for 20 years now. I was married in Rochester. I've visited that depressing town countless times, and Laura has never mentioned Oxbow Park. When I saw your picture of the badger, I asked Laura, 'have you ever been to Oxbow Park?' She said she used to go there all the time when she was little. Now, I feel robbed of 20 years of potential visits to Oxbow Park to see that cool agitated badger... all those wasted walks on the Zumbro River...Papa Twisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672171208230048319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-65170471748071372642008-08-22T21:01:00.000+02:002008-08-22T21:01:00.000+02:00Bucky Badger is the mascot of U. Wisc. Madison. M...Bucky Badger is the mascot of U. Wisc. Madison. My older brother took me to a Madison football game once to see the Badgers play, in the late 70s, when he was working on his PhD in math. It rained. After the game the marching band played the beer barrel polka and students danced on the field.<BR/><BR/>The badger in the picture is a real live Minnesota badger, fiercer and foxier than its Wisconsin cousins. We saw her in the zoo at Oxbow Park. You have to take your kids there next time you are in Rochester-- just go 15 minutes west on Hwy 14 and hang a right when you get to Byron.<BR/><BR/>Ohioans are buckeyes, named for the tree. My grandpa Johanson ended up in the Buckeye signal corps in Belgium in WWI, and when he got back to MN he planted a buckeye tree in front of the house. In 30 years of MN winters it never died, but it never grew more than waist high.Matt_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139378448055540977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-11412996140808549812008-08-22T03:43:00.000+02:002008-08-22T03:43:00.000+02:00Actually, Buckey might be something to do with Ohi...Actually, Buckey might be something to do with Ohio State, but the question stands.Papa Twisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672171208230048319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10011905.post-43592232635554014652008-08-22T03:42:00.000+02:002008-08-22T03:42:00.000+02:00Okay, the badger? Is that a real wild badger or is...Okay, the badger? Is that a real wild badger or is that Buckey, the University of Wisconsin's mascot?Papa Twisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672171208230048319noreply@blogger.com