Residents: Not Bad Living Near Ojibway During Woodbury Days

Glenn Bedard has lived near for a dozen years.

He seldom runs into hassles or has problems during .

“A lot of people even wave as they go by,” Bedard said from his front stoop Friday, a few hours after Woodbury Days 2011 kicked off.

Those who attend the festival are generally well behaved and polite, said Bedard, who usually attends several time each year.

Even those who park near his driveway rarely block it. “They’ll get right up to the edge,” he said.

“It’s a first-class city-run festival,” Bedard said. “The food is good, the prices are decent. They have great bandstand entertainment. It’s family-oriented, which we appreciate.”

Down the block, Brian Wise said much the same thing. He has lived near Ojibway Park for 13 years and has never had an issue with .

“It’s neat,” he said of having the annual festival near his home. “You can hear it—like a stadium. It’s like you’re in a college town.”

Wise said he and his children often head up to their roof to watch the fireworks. “I love it,” Wise said. “It’s great.”

Cars sometimes park a little too close to driveways, but that’s the only drawback, said Cheryl Southard, who has lived near Ojibway Park for three years.

She, too, enjoys being able to see the fireworks from her home. “That’s really nice.”

Overall, Southard said she’s "impressed" with how smoothly things run each year.