Good morning,
Today’s forecast for Whitewater calls for a mostly sunny day with a high temperature of sixty-five degrees.
Today at 9 a.m., there’s a meeting of the Whitewater-University Tech Park board. The agenda is available online.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1961, the
First Oktoberfest [was] Held in La Crosse
On this date the first Wisconsin Oktoberfest celebration was held in La Crosse. In early 1960, civic leaders agreed that the city needed a community-wide activity. La Crosse had been without such an event since the Winter Carnival in early 1920s. Community leaders decided upon an Oktoberfest celebration. Parades, pageantry, royalty, brew, bratwurst, and entertainment characterize the event. [Source: La Crosse Oktoberfest]
This year’s event was held in late September, early October. The La Crosse Tribune has an online gallery of La Crosse Oktoberfest photos.
The original Oktoberfest, from Munich, is the one from which the Wisconsin version originates. Here’s a shot of a recent German Oktoberfest at night:
