OKTOBERFEST U.S.A.

LA CROSSE IS AN OLD PEACEFUL TOWN ALONG THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

BACK IN THE DAYS OF RIVERBOATS AND SMALL CHILDREN .......

THESES SMALL CHILDREN ARE ACTUALLY LIFE SIZE BRONZE STATUES IN RIVERSIDE PARK.

THEN ONCE A YEAR, THE LAST WEEK-END IN SEPTEMBER, COMES OKTOBERFEST U.S.A. AND ALL HELL BREAKS LOSE.

THE OLD GERMAN FESTIVAL STARTS OUT LOOKING LIKE THIS,

WITH LONG DRESSES, BONNETS, AND LEDERHOSEN.

THEN QUICKLY DIGRESSES TO THIS,

A DOWNTOWN RADIO STATION COVERED IN BRAS.

THE FESTIVAL OPENS WITH THE TAPPING OF THE GOLDEN KEG AT 11 AM ON FRIDAY.

AND CONTINUES FOR EIGHT DAYS WITH THREE STAGES, LIVE MUSIC, AND UNENDING BEER ......

"SUNNY & 80"