March is often called the snowiest month.
KAXE contributor Bob "Tornado Bob" Conzemius disputes that, but Minnesotans have all seen our fair share of March snowstorms.
This week, we've been asking about the times you've been stymied by a snowstorm.
Here's what we heard
KAXE volunteer and Green Cheese Trivia host Brandon Chase described the day he was born on March 8, 1965.
"There was a fierce snowstorm around the St. Croix [River] Valley. My mother was going into labor and needed to get to the hospital in Hudson, Wisconsin. She left our home in Bayport, Minnesota, and headed for Hudson. After getting stuck in a drift, a farmer helped her get to the hospital, and I was born shortly after. Maybe that’s why I love snow."
Another person texted about a trip they took on March 28 one year, going from Grand Rapids to Rosemount.
"Just south of Aitkin, snow hit. I was down to 20 mph by Mille Lacs with 6 inches of heavy wet snow in a two-wheel-drive pickup. By Elk River, there was glare ice on the road. I did make it down, late. I called back home. They did not have a flake."
A few KAXE staff members have stories of the 1991 Halloween blizzard. It was CEO/General Manager Sarah Bignall's 13th birthday party. She said, "We had a house full of my friends. When we woke up the next morning, there was so much snow. We had a hard time opening our front door, so we had to go out the sliding glass door on our deck. My friends all ended up staying for a couple extra days. We had an absolute blast building snow forts and snowmen. We even made a two-story snow fort. None of my friends had brought boots or snow pants, so we had to get creative on outerwear. We were resourceful: lots of wool socks and plastic bags!"
Volunteer Coordinator Dan Gannon described touring with his band during that blizzard. He said, "After six weeks on the road, we were so eager to get home from Winnipeg that we drove right into the middle of the storm at 3 in the morning. We got stranded ... or rescued in a little Mennonite village where they spoke low German and, boy, were we confused."
Were you ever stuck due to a snowstorm? Let us know!
