[quirky3]

If you're looking for a day trip and enjoy German food and culture, Jacksonville is sponsoring "Jaxtober Fest" on Friday & Saturday 10/11 - 10/12.
“Jaxtoberfest.” This festive celebration, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Jacksonville Shipyards in downtown Jacksonville, offers “a bit of Germany” Jacksonville style.

“Jaxtoberfest” will feature entertainment by bands playing traditional German music, as well as favorite German foods and beers. It will also include a few updated family-festival favorites!

(Jacksonville is about 2 hours 15 minutes drive).

Here is a link with all of the details:
Jaxtoberfest | Welcome to the 2013 Jaxtoberfest!

[graciegirl]

Oktoberfest home - Oktoberfest Zinzinnati

Vas you effer in Zinzinnati?

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by quirky3

If you're looking for a day trip and enjoy German food and culture, Jacksonville is sponsoring "Jaxtober Fest" on Friday & Saturday 10/11 - 10/12.
“Jaxtoberfest.” This festive celebration, which will be held on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Jacksonville Shipyards in downtown Jacksonville, offers “a bit of Germany” Jacksonville style.

“Jaxtoberfest” will feature entertainment by bands playing traditional German music, as well as favorite German foods and beers. It will also include a few updated family-festival favorites!

(Jacksonville is about 2 hours 15 minutes drive).

Here is a link with all of the details:
Jaxtoberfest | Welcome to the 2013 Jaxtoberfest!

Thanks for posting this Quirky3. I certainly have a very German sounding last name. My grandfather never did this though to my knowledge-- http://youtu.be/65f264bTMis

[quirky3]

Maybe they will have Braunschweiger on rye, with stone ground mustard, a slice of onion, cheese and tomato!

My non-Manx heritage includes names like Deibert and Klemann. Prost!

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by quirky3

Maybe they will have Braunschweiger on rye, with stone ground mustard, a slice of onion, cheese and tomato!

My non-Manx heritage includes names like Deibert and Klemann. Prost!

Both sets of our grandchildren have German heritage.

Our daughter's husband's roots were from Baden Baden, Germany.
They came to America in the early 1800's.

Our son's wife's roots were from Bavaria, Germany......they came very very early in the 1700's to America.

Our niece's husband's roots are from Osnabruck Hanover Germany; they didn't come over until the early 1800's to America.

My sister in law's children have German roots on their dad's side; his family came from Wurttenberg Germany.

Actually, I have a huge database of Germans in our family tree.......not my blood relatives but ones who married into the family.........including many "youth" who died on D Day (Germans) strangely enough.........(whose families obviously had not come to America). It was quite a surprise ten years ago when I was entering the same death date over and over again for youth from these various families.............different surnames, different Christian names and different birthdays but all the same death day...........June 6, 1944.

I used to make a mean sauerbraten, marinating it for days.......
Our son in law also likes to make sauerbraten at holiday time....
or, any time for that matter.........

Sounds like a good cool weather dish......

When my mom was alive, her senior center would take bus trips to Michigan for their Octoberfest each year.......they all loved it.

[murray607]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

Both sets of our grandchildren have German heritage.

Our daughter's husband's roots were from Baden Baden, Germany.
They came to America in the early 1800's.

Our son's wife's roots were from Bavaria, Germany......they came very very early in the 1700's to America.

Our niece's husband's roots are from Osnabruck Hanover Germany; they didn't come over until the early 1800's to America.

My sister in law's children have German roots on their dad's side; his family came from Wurttenberg Germany.

Actually, I have a huge database of Germans in our family tree.......not my blood relatives but ones who married into the family.........including many "youth" who died on D Day (Germans) strangely enough.........(whose families obviously had not come to America). It was quite a surprise ten years ago when I was entering the same death date over and over again for youth from these various families.............different surnames, different Christian names and different birthdays but all the same death day...........June 6, 1944.

I used to make a mean sauerbraten, marinating it for days.......
Our son in law also likes to make sauerbraten at holiday time....
or, any time for that matter.........

Sounds like a good cool weather dish......

When my mom was alive, her senior center would take bus trips to Michigan for their Octoberfest each year.......they all loved it.

Ich liebe Deutschland.

We can't wait to get back for Oktoberfest next year.

Our last time there was in 2010 when we were in Munich and Frankfurt.

Munich is by far my favorite city. But of the smaller towns and cities I like Rothenburg and Dinkelsbuhl. The Kinderzeche in Dinkelsbuhl is well worth the visit.

We head back for two weeks in Bavaria and Austria and we are still planning the exact route and stops. But it should be 5 days in each of Munich and Saltzburg and probably 4 days in Rothenburg.

Time to start brushing up on mein Deutsch........