A walk along Lapskaus Boulevard

Published January 18, 2016 · Updated March 1, 2021

Norwegians find traces of their American cousins in this historically Norwegian neighborhood Lagertha Aslaug Brooklyn, N.Y. This past November the ladies from Vanse, Norway, and beyond took their annual shopping jaunt to New York. These trips have become an annual excursion for about a decade, all organized by Liv Lyngsvag. About six or seven years ago, Liv thought it would be a good idea to expand the scope of the trip by offering the ladies an opportunity to visit Brooklyn so that they could learn about the history of their fellow country people who settled there, as well as to meet local Norwegian Americans. It is also a way to strengthen the partnership betwee

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