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Party Line
…share and enjoy music with others in unique ways. The internet allows those with access to participate in Live Facebook shows, like the Upper Midwest Old-Timey Listening Party, which combine…
Det Sitter i Veggene
…those favorite family recipes and their ingredients may not really be specific to Norway at all. Includes recipes for kransekake, sukkerbrød (sponge cake), bløtkake with rosemary, pears, raspberries, and kiwi…
Norwegian Christmas Traditions
…name comes from St. Nicholas, but his character is Norwegian. People believed he lived in the barn and could play tricks, like tying knots in cows’ tails, if he was…
Viking Dragons in America: Putting Drakestil in Context
…Read the full article here The magazine Vesterheim is a benefit of a Vesterheim membership. For more articles like this, join now here to receive new issues twice each year!…
Vesterheim Activities at Nordic Fest 2018
Thanks to everyone who came for Nordic Fest 2018! We had a great weekend—perfect weather and wonderful visits with new and old friends. If you didn’t make it this year,…
An Artist’s Journey: Carl Homstad, 50 Years
…and oil paintings. Homstad is an award-winning artist who has exhibited in numerous juried and invitational shows. His work is the in the permanent collections of several Midwest institutions, and…
Weaving Bewitchment
…Gerhard Munthe, a landscape painter and pictorial tapestry designer in Norway during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Read the full article here The magazine Vesterheim is a benefit of…
Friluftsliv: Be Restored in the Outdoors
Many studies have shown that people gain numerous health benefits from regularly spending time outdoors. Nature and spending time in it are such important parts of Norwegian culture that they…
Rolf Svanoe New Tours to Norway Coordinator
…Rolf’s great-great-great grandfather bought the island in 1804 and took the Svanøe name. In 1814, he was elected to represent the area at the special assembly that met in Eidsvoll…