Saturday's golf opening party at Madden's Resort Pine Beach East Course in East Gull Lake was crashed by a blanket of snow. Michael Breidenbach of St. Paul still performed the tradition of playing bagpipes to open the festivities. Photos

...area has, it wasn't registering in the long-term memory banks of those questioned for my informal survey. Michael Breidenbach played the bagpipes the morning of April 24 to signify the beginning of the golf season at Madden's Pine Beach...