More than a pilot
Bernt Balchen, the aviator and explorer, was also a writer and strategic visionary Terje Birkedal Laguna Woods, Calif. Bernt Balchen is probably the most famous aviator and explorer you’ve never heard of. He was...
Category: Norwegian Heritage
Working for a song(book)
Daughters of Norway members create an updated collection of Norwegian songs Beth Kollé Seattle, Wash. As a musician and speaker of Norwegian, Janet Ruud of the Daughters of Norway Embla Lodge #2 in Tacoma,...
The Search for Thor
The things he carried by Randi Millman-Brown Thor Jensen, 36, moves from Oslo to Hammerfest. He is promoted to bank manager, becomes engaged, and takes a one-month hiking trip through occupied Finnmark in 1941....
Kim Nesselquist Obituary
Kim Nesselquist December 5, 1956 — December 7, 2018 Norwegian Consul Kim Nesselquist died Dec. 7 in Seattle, after being diagnosed with renal cancer in March. Kim fell into a deep and peaceful sleep...
Blaafarveværket
A decades-long restoration turned the world’s largest cobalt mine into an award-winning museum and cultural center M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Blaafarveværket (Blue Color Works) is a Norwegian mining and industrial company at Åmot...
Blaafarveværket: the Cobalt Works & Mines
Where the industrial transformation of Norway takes on new life Cynthia Elyce Rubin The Norwegian American From 1773 to 1893, the Cobalt Works and Mines were the workplace of thousands of people who had...
In loving memory:
Kim Nesselquist
Kim Nesselquist died December 7, 2018 We at The Norwegian American are deeply saddened to learn of Kim’s passing early in the morning of Dec. 7. We hope to have a proper obituary soon,...
A visit inside the Mall of Norway
Wallet beware: this Norwegian souvenir store has something for everyone Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American The picturesque village of Flåm in the heart of western Norway’s fjord country sees a steady stream of...
The Search for Thor
Mørketid by Randi Millman-Brown Thor Jensen, 36, moves from Oslo to Hammerfest. He is promoted to bank manager, becomes engaged, and takes a one-month hiking trip through occupied Finnmark in 1941. By the end...
The Norwegian seaman in decline
The last old salt M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Norwegians have heeded the call of the sea ever since the Vikings set sail in their longships. With time, that inclination engendered a shipping sector...
