Mueller of Norway House recognized
A Knight to remember Norway House Minneapolis Jeff Mueller, director of administration and finance at Norway House, Minneapolis, has been honored by Norway’s King Harald V with the rank of Knight First Class in...
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Unexpected runes
Hurry in to the “Now and Forever: The Art of Medieval Time” exhibit in NY to see a Christian calendar in a pagan alphabet Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. I love medieval art because there...
SON headquarters sale is finalized
New project will have apartments, retail, and new offices for Sons of Norway CBRE Minneapolis The sale of Sons of Norway’s 60,000-square-foot headquarters building has been finalized for $16.8 million. The building sits on...
SON Third District’s camp up for a vote
The fate of L.O.V. is in the air Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. Some folks worry that the future of Land of the Vikings (L.O.V.) is in the air. That may no longer be the...
Sangerfest 2018
Many voices will join in song this May Special Release Sangerfest Sangerfest 2018, which will be held by Luren Singers at Luther College, May 31 to June 2, 2018. How can Sangerfest best be...
Trumpet meditations
Grieg Society brings Arctic duo to Seattle Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American 2017 marked the founding of Seattle’s new Northwest Edvard Grieg Society, and after a series of intimate house concerts, the group...
Vikings encounter Native Americans
CLU’s Nordic Spirit Symposium explores first meeting of Europe and North America Judith Gabriel Vinje Los Angeles Viking Age Greenland, with its Norse settlers—of Norwegian descent—was a point of embarkation to remote lands and...
Long-standing tradition continues in NY
Miss Norway of Greater NY enters its 63rd year Norwegian Immigration Association Brooklyn, N.Y. In 1954, a tradition began among Norwegian Americans living in Brooklyn. This was the inaugural year for the Miss Norway...
Saying farewell to a beloved building
Seattle’s Nordic Heritage Museum upgrades its space, but the old digs will be missed Eric Stavney Seattle After nearly 40 years, the Nordic Heritage Museum closed one set of doors after Yulefest last November....
Vikings’ first contact
Meetings with Native Americans will be explored at CLU’s Nordic Spirit Symposium Judith Gabriel Vinje Los Angeles When the Norse first set foot on the rugged shores of northeastern Canada 1,000 years ago, it...
