Travels to Waseca » Holidays

Happy 4th of July

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 05:01:54 +0000

Join Waseca Alums in celebrating the 4th of July.

Flag Day

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:01:36 +0000

Join Waseca Alums in celebrating Flag Day.

Memorial Day

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Mon, 28 May 2007 05:01:09 +0000

Join Waseca Alums in celebrating Memorial Day by honoring those who have died for us. Memorial Day was started after the Civil War to honor the soldiers who died. The day was originally called Decoration Day for the tradition of decorating the graves of fallen soldiers.

Happy Mother’s Day

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Sun, 13 May 2007 05:01:46 +0000

Join Waseca Alums in honoring our mothers and grandmothers on this special day.

Happy May Day

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Tue, 01 May 2007 05:01:45 +0000

Do you remember May Days during your childhood in Waseca. One of the most popular May Day traditions I remember was to hang a cone-shaped basket full of goodies on a friend’s or neighbor’s doorknob, knock, and run. The trick was to avoid being caught by the recipient. If you got caught, you were supposed to get a kiss.

Easter Greetings!

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 05:01:46 +0000

Easter Greetings!

April Fool’s Day

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:41:48 +0000

Join Waseca Alums in celebrating April Fool’s Day.

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Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 05:01:31 +0000

WasecaAlums.com is offering free lifetime memberships to the first 100 people who sign up for this limited time offer by midnight, March 31, 2007.

Happy St. Urho’s Day

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:07:22 +0000

Happy St. Urho’s Day. It’s probably just a coincidence that St. Urho’s Day falls on March 16th, the day before St. Patrick’s Day. St. Urho is the Patron Saint of Finland. Read all about St. Urho and his exploits I don’t remember many Finns in the Waseca area but my mother had Finnish ancestors and there are lots of Finns in the area of our cabin in St. Louis County.

39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Parade held Saturday in Janesville

Chuck Lucas WHS 1959 — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:08:31 +0000

The 39th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Parade sponsored by the Irish-American Club of Southern Minnesota was held Saturday in Janesville. A new Miss St. Patrick and Miss Irish Rose for the coming year were to be selected from the 5 contestants. The contestants included Nicole Frisk, Mankato; Sammie Hoehn, Waseca; Molly McLaughlin, Mankato; Samantha Passer, Blue Earth; and Carrie Sommers, Waseca. (As published in the Waseca County News.)

Who were the chosen ones?

Update: Molly Rose McLaughlin of Mankato was crowned Miss Irish Rose and Sammie Hoehn was crowned Miss St. Patrick during the Irish-American Club of Southern Minnesota’s celebration last Saturday in Janesville. (As published in the Waseca County News.)

Have a happy, and safe, St. Patrick’s Day next Saturday!

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Waseca, Minn. 1909. Courtesy of the Waseca County Historical Society.