I am certain by now most of you have heard of St. Urho! Now for the St. Urho’s Day Poem Ooksie kooksie kollme vee Santia Urho is the boy fo...

 We were spared yet again from a blizzard.  It was sure windy....and some snow came in sideways and blew further into Minnesota. Jen and And...

  In Menahga Minnesota there will be the Changing of the Guard at noon and shortly after that a parade on Main Street.  We have seen that pa...

 Since we are Up North for the Winter we miss the St Urho's Day parade.  It was held last Saturday when the weather was horrid here...we...

 Tis the day that Saint Urho is celebrated! We missed the parade last Saturday.  Maybe we can be there next year! (Photo from last year) Tod...

 Today is St Urhos's day, the colors of the day are purple and green.   As the legend goes the grasshoppers were eating all the grapes s...

St Urho's Day is a well known day of celebration in Finnish communities in Minnesota.  Parades and Outhouse Races and Bar Stool shenani...

The parade was short...about five minutes. A wave from the King...no horse drawn wagon this year. This group was collecting ...

We plan to attend the St Urho’s Day parade.  I will have parade photos tomorrow God willing and the crick don’t rise. What you don’t know...

It was a great day for a parade!  The grasshoppers were escorted out of town in style! Sweet smiles! Royalty St Urho Another St Urho Some gr...

We got the flag up! We are ready to celebrate!  Chance and I may have danced around the flag if we didn’t have such huge snowbanks! The big ...

I made a date with Far Guy and Chance to go watch the parade in Menahga. It was a partly cloudy day with a bit of a north wind.  It was co...

March 16th is a mighty fine day. tis the day of the Finns! Today is the day that Finlanders all over Minnesota celebrate Saint Urho's...

I haven’t had much luck taking photos at the St Urho’s Day Parade the last few years.  Last year my camera card wasn’t in the slot all the w...