Affair between FDR and a crown princess?
Ahead of PBS’s Atlantic Crossing, historian Scott Larsen examines the claim that FDR and Crown Princess Märtha had an affair during her World War II stay in D.C.
Author: Scott Larsen
A brief history of Norwegian picnics
Outdoor summer meals are as (Norwegian) American as apple pie—with or without beer! Scott Larsen New Westminster, B.C. Summertime picnics are about as American as baseball and apple pie. Never more so than in...
Is it time to do away with the Electoral College?
Thoughts from a former elector Scott Larsen New Westminster, B.C. Many readers of The Norwegian American are thinking about ribbe, as well as the much maligned lutefisk, and fattigmann (cookies made with cream and...
The highlight of Midsummer: Burnaby’s annual Wife Carrying Contest
SCOTT LARSEN New Westminster, B.C. The teams had names like Tartan Trolls, Thighs to the Sky, and Mooove Over. “Wives” had to weigh at least 100 lbs. or “eat an extra helping of Swedish...
The Princess and the President
SCOTT LARSEN New Westminster, B.C. There was once a woman in a U.S. president’s life. But not just any woman: a Norwegian princess. The princess was Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, and the president...
Norwegians on the Titanic
A special feature by Scott Larsen, B.C. Contributing Editor Why were there 31 Norwegians and Norwegian-Americans on the RMS TITANIC? Simply put, there were 31 passengers with 31 different reasons. Like Norwegian-Americans Engelhart and...
