Friday Festivals: Kolacky Days
This weekend we're headed south (and a little west) of the Twin Cities to Montgomery, where the town's Czech heritage is the inspiration for their annual Kolacky Days.
Mark Peterson, the president of the Montgomery Area Community Club, joined MPR News' Tom Crann to talk about the these Czech pastries, prounounced ko-latch-key.
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And a few more festivals to check out this weekend:
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Lake George is putting on its Blueberry Festival, with blueberry brats, blueberry milkshakes and blueberry pancakes on Sunday morning.
Olivia will host a corn feed at Corn Capital Days, going on through the weekend.
And on on a non-food related note, Glenwood is hosting its annual Waterama on beautiful Lake Minnewaska. Go for the largest lighted Pontoon Parade in the Upper Midwest, stay for the Grand Day Parade.
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