I thought maybe the booyah drew us to Hofa Park every year for their Father’s Day polka fest. Simmering from a giant, old school pot and so full of meat and vegetables you almost need a fork to eat it, that booyah is delicious. But, that’s not the main draw. It might be the music [...]
Tag: St. Stanislaus
Weathering Wisconsin weekends, fer cripes sake
Faith and resilience in duple time
We spent Sunday afternoon in Hofa Park this week, and witnessed another epic story of faith and resilience set in duple time. Four days after devastating storms blew through the area, St. Stanislaus hosted its annual Polka Fest and, with the Maroszek Brothers Polka Band playing on a brand new dance floor, the tiny town [...]
Fore!ward to summer in the great state of Wisconsin
Father’s Day in Hofa Park
An old Polish expression says, Nie chwal dnia przed zachodem slonca (Don't praise the day before sunset.) We're a pessimistic lot, we Poles. But, we knew as soon as we set our chairs under a green and gold tent in Hofa Park, that Sunday would be sublime. A fresh breeze rustled the tarp, the new [...]