Ingebretsen's: Four Generations on East Lake Street
How a Norwegian immigrant's butcher shop became Minnesota's longest-running Nordic marketplace — and why the fourth generation is keeping it going.
Discover organizations, events, and businesses keeping Nordic traditions alive from Minnesota to British Columbia.
How a Norwegian immigrant's butcher shop became Minnesota's longest-running Nordic marketplace — and why the fourth generation is keeping it going.
Swen Turnblad made his fortune in Swedish-language newspapers, then built a castle-like mansion on Park Avenue that became the heart of Swedish-American Minnesota.
From a 45-year banquet tradition at Norway House to the parade in Minnesota's first Norwegian settlement — how Norwegian Americans keep May 17 alive.
Weekly cultural and fellowship program at Mindekirken Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, running September through May. The program covers Norwegian literature, historic and contemporary Norwegian life, music, theology/faith, and art. Schedule: doors at 10:30am, lunch 11-11:30am, program 12-1pm in Fellowship Hall. $10 donation includes lunch and program.
Solvang Danish Days is the premier Danish-American cultural festival celebrating the founding of Solvang by Danish immigrants in 1911. The three-day weekend features a parade, Danish food tents serving aebleskiver and frikadeller, live folk music and dancing, a beer garden, Viking encampment demonstrations, artisan crafts, and a queen coronation. Most events are free.
Southern California's premier Viking and Nordic culture celebration, now in its 24th year. Held at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, the festival features live Viking encampments, battle reenactments, axe throwing, Nordic music, Scandinavian food vendors, mead tasting, artisan crafts, and educational presentations on Norse mythology and history.
Finnish Midsummer celebration featuring Kokko Tuli (bonfire), dancing, and the NFAF chorus at Little Finland in the Wisconsin Northwoods.
A free festival celebrating the craft traditions, food, stories, and other aspects of medieval Scandinavia at the UW-Green Bay Viking House.
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