Innovation to overcome challenges
Victoria Hofmo interviews Bonnie Juul from Shawnee Skogen 5-689, a new Sons of Norway Lodge in southern Illinois.
Category: Norway Near You
Pennsylvania perfection
The bucolic town of Milford, Pa., with a population of less than 1,000, offers a funky coffeehouse, about a dozen arts and antique shops, and great food.
Strike up the band
Brooklyn United Marching Band hosts three school bands from Norway Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. As their January press release read, the Brooklyn United Marching Band played host “in their hearts, homes, and borough to...
The historic “Red Church” in Logan Square needs your help
The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, or Minnekirken, in Chicago’s Logan Square is in need of repairs and church staff are seeking help to fund the work.
Cut from Scandinavian Cloth
Melanie Trygg explores her heritage on the runway Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn “Project Runway’s” newest season featured a Scandinavian-American designer, Melanie Trygg, who hails from Eastsound, Wash., a town on an island about 100 miles...
Vesterheim reconnects with Rochester
Lori Ann Reinhall On Sunday, Oct. 13, Walter and Louise Hanson of The Nordic Shop in Rochester, Minn., graciously opened up their home to introduce Rochester residents to the staff from Vesterheim, the National...
Chicago’s Minnekirken endures at Logan Square
Faith in the future Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American There was a time when the neighborhood surrounding Chicago’s Logan Square was at the heart of the Norwegian community, with specialty shops, clubs, and...
Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame inductees for 2019 announced
Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame Minot, N.D. Three new inductees will be welcomed into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame at ceremonies in Minot, N.D., on Sept. 24, 2019. The three honorees are: Darin Erstad The...
A sustainable slice of history
Behind Pacific Fishermen Shipyard’s retro façade is a futuristic commitment to protecting the environment Omie Drawhorn Port of Seattle A walk through the Pacific Fishermen Shipyard in Ballard is a little bit like stepping...
Dana M. Kelly hired as leader of NAGC
“I’m thrilled to finally be working where my heart has always been,” says new director David Wright Norwegian American Genealogical Center The board of directors of the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library,...
