Jumping off to success with Northland Skis
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin teases out the history of Northland Skis, which originated from Norwegian immigrants with wooden skis.
Author: Cynthia Elyce Rubin
All aboard for winter adventure in Voss, Norway
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on Voss, Norway, which offers skiing, snowshoeing, and dogsledding in the winter for the whole family.
Jul i gamle dager—Christmas in the olden days
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin shares Norwegian Christmas greetings from her treasured collection of nisser, trees, and holiday magic.
Solvang, a little piece of Scandinavia in California
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin writes about visiting Solvang, Calif. (Little Denmark) with her nephew and Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall.
Keeping Norwegian-American history alive
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on renovations to preserve the Norwegian-American Historical Association and St. Olaf’s archives.
Searching for Norway — in Switzerland!
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin finds Norway in Switzerland, with Edvard Munch art and a restaurant that serves Norwegian salmon in Zurich.
Exhibit examines identity through clothing
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on two exhibitions about traditional folk dress at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, N.M.
H. Richard Christopher, 1939 – 2022
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin mourns the loss of her dear friend H. Richard Christopher of Mitchell, S.D., who died at 83 on March 23, 2022.
Tulip fever: A splash of color and life
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on the history of tulips in the Netherlands and how they arrived in Norway in a family-run nursery.
Welcome to the Royal Palace
Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin reports on the details and history of Norway’s royal palace, the palace gardens and statues, and guided tours.
