Tony Karsnia - Deceased - 1971-2020
September 12, 1971 - November 2, 2020
Anyone who has ever attended a PCS Northland Chapter meet knows that we pack a lot of activity into a short period of time, resulting in a great, yet fun and relaxing experience.
This weekend, June 8-10, we hosted our First Annual Summer Spectacular Meet, which takes the place of our previous Spring Extravaganza Meet that we'd held for so many years. Due to unpredictable May weather and more opportunities for classic car events in June, we decided to move our annual meet into the latter month and coordinate it with the All GM Car Show and Swap Meet at the Minnesota State fairgrounds. This year's event was a pilot-test for what will now become the annual event and - with the exception of extreme HEAT (ironic for us!) - we had a great weekend.
On Friday, we took a tour over to western Wisconsin to see the amazing Jensen car and automobilia collection in the rural Centuria / Balsam Lake area. The collection is housed on a large piece of private property that also includes a homemade "town" consisting of old-time barber shop, hardware store, Post Office, ice cream parlor, and of course, gas station. Prior to touring this collection, we had lunch at the Taylor's Falls (MN) Drive-In, an authentic place with carside service and root beer in heavy frosted mugs.
Later in the afternoon, we had the opportunity to play "Northland Pickers" as we were invited to comb through a small-town funeral home that has been merged wtih another firm. It was a step back in time, for sure!
Photos:
1. Professional cars at the Taylors Falls Drive In. Notice the (revolving) mug of Root Beer in the background.
2. Having fun at the Drive In: Mike Robison, Scott Anderson, Tony Karsnia, Larri Dirks, and Jon Wurm.
3-4. A couple views of the Jensen collection.
5. Northland Pickers arrive at an old funeral home.
(Karsnia photos)
This weekend, June 8-10, we hosted our First Annual Summer Spectacular Meet, which takes the place of our previous Spring Extravaganza Meet that we'd held for so many years. Due to unpredictable May weather and more opportunities for classic car events in June, we decided to move our annual meet into the latter month and coordinate it with the All GM Car Show and Swap Meet at the Minnesota State fairgrounds. This year's event was a pilot-test for what will now become the annual event and - with the exception of extreme HEAT (ironic for us!) - we had a great weekend.
On Friday, we took a tour over to western Wisconsin to see the amazing Jensen car and automobilia collection in the rural Centuria / Balsam Lake area. The collection is housed on a large piece of private property that also includes a homemade "town" consisting of old-time barber shop, hardware store, Post Office, ice cream parlor, and of course, gas station. Prior to touring this collection, we had lunch at the Taylor's Falls (MN) Drive-In, an authentic place with carside service and root beer in heavy frosted mugs.
Later in the afternoon, we had the opportunity to play "Northland Pickers" as we were invited to comb through a small-town funeral home that has been merged wtih another firm. It was a step back in time, for sure!
Photos:
1. Professional cars at the Taylors Falls Drive In. Notice the (revolving) mug of Root Beer in the background.
2. Having fun at the Drive In: Mike Robison, Scott Anderson, Tony Karsnia, Larri Dirks, and Jon Wurm.
3-4. A couple views of the Jensen collection.
5. Northland Pickers arrive at an old funeral home.
(Karsnia photos)