The Draken returns
Modern-day Viking ship visits East Coast ports Michael Kleiner The Norwegian American Visitors to the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo have long been fascinated by the excavated rebuilt long Oseberg and Gokstad ships, dating...
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Summer reading guide 2018: staff picks
Need a book? Arm yourself against boredom with summer reading recommendations from The Norwegian American staff! We recommend: The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt Artist Harriet Burden has had scant success in the New...
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Tasting hygge, one recipe at a time
Cookbook showcases the essence of this attractive Scandinavian way of life Daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor In recent years, it’s been interesting to watch an explosion of books about hygge on the market....
Barack Obama to headline at major business conference
Oslo Innovation Week 2018 Rasmus Falck & Innomag.no Oslo, Norway The 12th Oslo Innovation Week takes place Sept. 24-28, an event that sets real business solutions to the United Nations sustainable development goals. In...
King crab a black market item
Booming demand for the shellfish in Norway and abroad is fueling a growing black market The Local Increasing demand for king crab, both in Norway and from export markets, is fueling a growing black...
Norway through an American lens
Photojournalist from Norway meets a new generation of Norwegian Americans Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American The debate on immigration is hot, both in the United States and in Norway. There is talk of...
7-Eleven: Capitalizing on Chlamydia
On the EDGE: An opinion column about current issues in Norway and the United States Join the conversation! Kristen Walter Flekkefjord, Norway The 7-Eleven chlamydia advertisement that went viral this summer appears to diverge...
Elderhood in the neighborhood
The Scandinavian generational model enhances the elderly and communities Larrie Wanberg Features Editor Eight million elderly Americans today are experiencing the continuum of care from retirement homes to independent living, assisted-living, or memory care...
What makes a pancake Norwegian?
Swedish pancakes are relatively well known in the US, but Norway has its own version Daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor When I was growing up, Swedish pancakes were a fixture of special breakfasts...
The Bird’s Word
fiction by M.E. Bakos At the funeral, I gazed at my poor deceased Astrid as she lay in her casket and remembered how she often spoke of her successful ex-husband. “Bjorn was a good...
The Draken returns
Modern-day Viking ship visits East Coast ports Michael Kleiner The Norwegian American Visitors to the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo have long been fascinated by the excavated rebuilt long Oseberg and Gokstad ships, dating...
Oppskrift for my Norwegian heart
Red, white, and blue Mona Anita K. Olsen, PhD Cornell University Each time I return to work on my family’s 1931 home in Borhaug, a quaint fishing area on the southwest coast of Norway,...
Free heroin for addicts
Norway to test liberal drug policy reform The Local Norway’s government is to start providing free heroin to up to 400 hardened addicts as it pushes forward with its drug policy reforms. Aftenposten reported...
