Labor Day weekend

So then, it's finally Labor Day Weekend and most of Minnesota is up at the lake which means plenty of Minnesota and North Dakota is in Otter Tail County. Another summer with ample moisture and good growing weather has come and gone. It's raining, as usual, which makes being at the lake dreary and adds to your stress level because you have to wet for the grass to dry before you can cut it and the Twins aren't worth watching. Most slept in this morning after watching the Vikings on TV last night, but that big crack of thunder mid-morning woke most people. Some folks have wandered into town to check out the three tables under the awnings on the sidewalk which are bent under the weight of all the cucumbers and tomatoes. The traffic is normal, despite gas at $3.149. The Old Sup (one of our more faithful 56572 readers) was in town this morning on his way to the Cobber-Dragon football game. He was smiling as usual. The Dragons haven't won a football game since 1993. Our local Vikings scored seven touchdowns last night, but so did Perham. Good thing they weren't playing one another. Grandma Goose down at Riverside made home-made chili and corn bread for lunch. Some out-of towners told her they wouldn't order a bowl of her chili unless they got a sample first. Other out-of-towners came over to ask her how much she would take for the place. She gave them the figure and the website address. Rumors that The Rapids is gonna fold are just that. Phil, the Hamburger Artist, is selling his last burgers today and tomorrow and there is a line of people waiting to buy them and a bunch of people calling in their order to get to the head of the line. Phil doesn't work on Labor Day, neither does Goose, or so it said on the paper plate signs she put up this morning. Otherwise, life is pretty normal with people talking about the weather, the price of gas and how muddy it must be up in Rollag. You aren't missing much. (photo by Wayne Gudmundson from Minnesota Gothic)