…are grateful to Rick for generously sharing his story and to Charlie for beautifully crafting it into writing! This issue, supported by The Rydell-Mortenson Charitable Foundation, will be mailed to…
Scott Lien Wins Award
…and simple way to call, email, look at photos, listen to music, and play games. Good design and Scandinavian design have inspired their work. Lien recalled visiting the Oslo Opera…
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Rolf Svanoe New Tours to Norway Coordinator
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Dr. Maren Johnson and the Luther College Partnership
…about a cousin in Norway who wrote them an email and they wanted to be able to respond back in Norwegian. “I have learned so much from these people in…
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…their parents. Dale Goodman In the period beginning in 1825 and for about 100 years following, nearly 40% of the population of Norway – more than 800,000 Norwegians – immigrated…
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National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibit 2018 Winners
…Sunhild Muldbakken Sioux Falls, SD Acanthus-Carved Cabinet Charles Banks Litchfield, MN “Ode to Axel” Carved Figures White Ribbon: Mike Lusk Coon Valley, WI Picnic Tine Honorable Mentions: Jeff Ward Dover,…