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16 Signs You're From Osceola, Wisconsin

But hey, at least we weren't from north of highway 8..

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16 Signs You're From Osceola, Wisconsin
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We come from a town so small it is actually considered a village. Even though we are a village and have the population of a whopping 2,600 people- we still have six bars. Everyone knew everyone, and we still aren't sure if that is a good thing or not.

Here are a few recognizable signs that prove you are from the Village of Osceola, Wisconsin:


1. No one knows where you're from.

OsceoLA not Osseo... Ya know that tiny town on the border of Minnesota and Wisconsin? No? Okay.

We good now?

2. The question" what are you near? " deemed to be far more challenging than expected.

Uh... Hudson? Still haven't heard of it? How about Taylors falls, or New Richmond? No, okay. Well we are an hour north of the twin cities.


3. And if they actually did know where you're from, it's more than likely because of the waterfall.

There could be worse reasons for recognition.

4. It doesn't even phase you when you see a confederate flag attached to a truck, or anything else for that matter.

Its a small town- there's belt buckles, flags, posters, shirts, can koozies.. freedom of speech.. right?

Please stop

5. You lived fifteen minutes away from a beautiful state park and probably never took advantage of it.

Fishing, canoeing, rock climbing, swimming, cliff jumping, and so much more in the next town over.

What a beautiful place to live by.

6. The most exciting things to do during the summertime was to get a DQ blizzard or bowl at the small bowling alley on the main drag.

or you went out to the fields and got drunk with the cows, whichever you preferred.

7. Going to the small fair and tractor pull was the main excitement about school starting again.

Finally a reunion for all of the friend groups.

Do the kids still talk about that one time the zipper snapped?

8. You knew everyone in your grade (and everyone in the grade below yours) and more than likely where each of those individuals lived.

It's not creepy in a town with only 2,600 people, right?

look at this tiny little town!

9. There was no way you'd ever miss a bus race.

Chances are you actually helped build and paint the bus in the first place.

Flip it Mr. Meyer!

10. You have to drive 20 minutes for pretty much everything you need.

Cheap(ish) groceries? Next town over. Any fast food? Next town over. Any other house hold item you could possibly ever need? Next town over. St Croix was basically your second home.

How I felt every time I needed something and had drive 20 minutes one way to go get it.

11. Your mascot for high school is considered culturally insensitive and there was always talk about changing it.

But it really was just in honor of Chief Osceola from the Seminole Indians in Florida.



12. If you or your friends didn't have licenses, you were screwed.

Better get used to biking because pretty much everyone is spread out in the country.

13. Drive your tractor to school day was it's own holiday.

If you weren't in your tractor you could count on being stuck behind one making you always late to school.

14. You're used to getting stuck behind tractors at any time on any day.

MOVE!

15. Some people say "I would never expect you to be from a small town!"

What does that even mean?!

16. All of your teachers probably knew your siblings, your parents, and your grandparents.

and it was never good.

We may be from a small town, we may do some crazy shit, but at least we aren't north of highway 8!

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