Norsk 101: The Winter Olympics
Christie Ericson shares Norwegian language about winter sports and the 2022 Winter Olympics (Vinter-OL 2022 ) that start in February in Beijing.
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Comics
The Norwegian American features comics by renowned Norweigan journalist Fredrik Skavlan and Lille Berlin.
From Norway to Canada
Kaare Askildt offers a storyteller’s look at the history of cross-country skiing, including its migration across the Atlantic to Canada.
The royal city of skiing gets its turn
The city of Trondheim, along with Trøndelag’s avid skiing community, is set to host the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.
Portrait of an Eidsvoll man
Mary Jo Thorsheim of Norway Art discusses Oscar Wergeland’s (1844-1910) detailed painting of the National Assembly representatives at Eidsvoll.
Norway’s “gods” of winter sports
Norwegian American sports editor Michael Kleiner provides a brief history of skiing and skating in Norway that may provide an explanation for the nation’s dominance in the two sports in the Winter Olympics.
Vesterheim to hold a barneløp ski/walk
Winter fun for kids Vesterheim Decorah, Iowa Get outside and enjoy the winter at barneløpet, a non-competitive ski or walk event for the community’s youngest skiers, ages 3 to 13. The collaborative Vesterheim Museum...
Fifty Norwegian books and counting
For Norwegian literature enthusiasts, Christine Foster Meloni shares a list of 50 Norwegian books from her Sons of Norway book club for your book lists.
2016 Gift Guide
The Norwegian American offers a new gift guide filled with ideas of what to buy your Scandinavian-loving loved one.
Why skiing with dogs is the cat’s meow
A look at skijoring and other unique forms of animal-powered locomotion Barbara K. Rostad Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho Barkie Birkie may sound like the latest tongue twister or look like a mangled version of...
