When wanderlust runs in the family
One family’s story of immigrants to the US who later returned home to Norway Mette Biering Christiansen Red Wing, Minn. The majority of the immigrants to the U.S. from Norway up to about 1880...
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From the Fjords to Appalachia: A plucky take on East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. Beautiful illustrations of a golden-haired female calmly astride a powerful white bear are ubiquitous and intriguing. But what sparked the imagination of so many artists to depict this scene? These...
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Spirits of the Forest
fiction by Michael Allan Mallory “There it is.” Stig gestured to the cracked white birch by the edge of the road. “Almost there!” His athletic build easily quickened the pace. Harald struggled to keep...
Comics 6/30
Pondus by Frode Øverli — Penalty? How can you call that a penalty? I wasn’t even near him! Get yourself some glasses, man! No way in the world was that a penalty!!! — Hmm…...
Diary of a Guidebook Writer: Nature & culture in Norway’s arctic capital
David Nikel Trondheim, Norway I spent a few days asking around, and it seems that nobody’s entirely sure where Tromsø’s nickname “Paris of the North” comes from. Never mind; it’s a worthy nickname. Not...
Notable Norwegians: Walter Mondale
David Moe Walter F. Mondale was born in Ceylon, Minnesota, on January 5, 1928, the son of a Methodist minister. He attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and graduated with a B.A. Degree...
“Grab the moment”
Norway’s JOWST wins Melodi Grand Prix and makes it to 10th place in Eurovision Linn Chloe Hagstrøm The Norwegian American On March 11, the 55th edition of Melodi Grand Prix (MGP) took place in...
Summer in Norway means new potatoes
Celebrate long days with a tangy and light potato salad that lets the “devil’s fruit” shine Sunny Gandara Arctic Grub Potatoes. What could be more Norwegian than that? Although the potato has lost some...
Crowdfunding and the way forward
Emily C. Skaftun The Norwegian American In a surprise turn of events, with contributions that have come in over the phone, by mail, and of course through our Indiegogo campaign, some two weeks after...
Continued growth for Addovation
This Norwegian gazelle of a software company expands by leaps and bounds Rasmus Falck Oslo, Norway Addovation is one of Norway’s fastest growing companies. In December they were named a gazelle company for the...
Pedal your way along Flekkefjordsbanen
Once a bustling railway, this abandoned line now offers a unique rail biking experience Molly Jones The Norwegian American The Flekkefjord Line, a branch of the Sørlandet Line located in southern Norway’s Vest-Agder County,...
Preserving summer’s sweetness: Small-batch canning for berry jams
Christy Olsen Field Edmonds, Wash. Berry season is nearly here in the Pacific Northwest. It will be a sweet reward after the dreary, water-logged winter and spring we have endured this year. My newly...
Sons of Norway Wergeland 2-21 Lodge, Bellingham, celebrates 90 years
Solveig Lee Mount Vernon, Wash. The 90th Anniversary of Sons of Norway Wergeland Lodge of Bellingham, Wash., was celebrated with lunch at Windows on the Bay, the old Bellingham Yacht Club on the edge...
