In the 19th Century, many Norwegians heeded the call to move to North America, buying a ticket to seek their fortune abroad, or being sponsored by a family member who had emigrated before them. Now, the town of Vang in Norway wants their people back.
If you live in North America and hear talk of homemade lefse, you might assume that the most important question about the recipe is: real potatoes or potato flakes? For many American and Canadian descendants of Norway, it is simply referred to as lefse, with the potato being an assumed ingredient.
After a successful 97-day voyage from Stavanger to New York, and days of events commemorating the original crossing, the ship’s crew was likely ready for a break and relieved to be boarding an airplane home.
Adapted from the cauliflower and juniper soup in The New Nordic: Recipes from a Scandinavian Kitchen by Simon Bajada (Hardie Grant Books, 2015)
In early October, Sven Seljom was crowned the World Champion of Porridge Making in Scotland. The 57-year-old tech consultant from Mandal was the first Norwegian to bring home the gold.
Sven recommends using klippet havre, or steel cut oats.
Anticipation is building, and as of this week, the Restauration’s dot has reached the Atlantic coast of the United States.
To mark the 200th anniversary of the first Norwegian emigration to the United States, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon will visit the United States October 6-9, 2025. The visit will help to strengthen cooperation between Norway and the United States, especially in business, research and culture.
When Sons of Norway was cleaning out storage closets in 2018, imagine my utter surprise not only to unbox a full bunad in new condition, but to find one with a unique theme. There had to be a good story behind this rare find.
This whole year we have been covering the history of the sloop Restauration which sailed into migration history in 1825 as the first organized group of Norwegians to make the voyage to America.
