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May 2019
They’re doing it again! The Norwegians are busy getting ready for Vennelag’s 22nd Annual Heritage Festival on Tuesday, May 21, at the Scandia Community Center from 6 to 9 PM. They are getting out their recipes for rømmegraut, rice pudding, fattigmans, rosettes, and other baked Norwegian goodies. And as always there will be lots of Norwegian lefse, Norwegian herring, meat balls, sausage, [...]
Find out moreJanuary 2020
Enjoy one of the last lutefisk dinners of the season. Menu includes lutefisk, meatballs, boiled potatoes, carrots, coleslaw, white sauce, bacon/drippings, lefse, krumkake, ice cream and coffee. Entertainment by Leikarringen youth folk dancers. $27: Adults $10: 8 & younger
Find out moreMarch 2020
The world famous Stoughton Norwegian Dancers will be performing one afternoon only at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN on Sunday, March 8th at 3:00pm. We hope you will be able to join us for an hour of lively Scandinavian dancing filled with gymnastics and humor. There is no admission fee. Free will donations will be accepted to help [...]
Find out moreJune 2020
Skogfjorden is Concordia's Norwegian Language Village located just north of Bemidji, Minnesota. For nearly 60 years, kids from all over the world have been coming to Skogfjorden to learn about Norwegian language and culture. Kids in one-week sessions explore Norwegian language and culture through an introductory immersion experience featuring games, sports, crafts, music, outdoor activities, etc. Emphasis is on listening comprehension and [...]
Find out moreSkogfjorden is Concordia's Norwegian Language Village located just north of Bemidji, Minnesota. For nearly 60 years, kids from all over the world have been coming to Skogfjorden to learn about Norwegian language and culture. Kids in two-week sessions gain and enhance language and culture skills through an immersion experience embedded in daily life and featuring games, sports, crafts, music, outdoor activities, etc. [...]
Find out moreSkogfjorden is Concordia's Norwegian Language Village located just north of Bemidji, Minnesota. For nearly 60 years, kids from all over the world have been coming to Skogfjorden to learn about Norwegian language and culture. Kids in one-week sessions explore Norwegian language and culture through an introductory immersion experience featuring games, sports, crafts, music, outdoor activities, etc. Emphasis is on listening comprehension and [...]
Find out moreSkogfjorden is Concordia’s Norwegian Language Village located just north of Bemidji, Minnesota. For nearly 60 years, kids from all over the world have been coming to Skogfjorden to learn about Norwegian language and culture. Kids in two-week sessions gain and enhance language and culture skills through an immersion experience embedded in daily life and featuring games, sports, crafts, music, outdoor activities, etc. Emphasis is [...]
Find out moreSkogfjorden is Concordia’s Norwegian Language Village located just north of Bemidji, Minnesota. For nearly 60 years, kids from all over the world have been coming to Skogfjorden to learn about Norwegian language and culture. This four-week, non-credit session is for those who want to experience fun through experiential learning. Folk High School villagers become stewards of the village in deep ways unique to this [...]
Find out moreSkogfjorden is Concordia’s Norwegian Language Village located just north of Bemidji, Minnesota. For nearly 60 years, kids from all over the world have been coming to Skogfjorden to learn about Norwegian language and culture. Villagers in four-week high school credit-bearing sessions gain an academic year’s worth of language and culture skills through an immersion experience embedded in daily life, featuring a variety of cultural activities [...]
Find out moreJuly 2020
Skogfjorden is Concordia’s Norwegian Language Village located just north of Bemidji, Minnesota. For nearly 60 years, kids from all over the world have been coming to Skogfjorden to learn about Norwegian language and culture. Kids in two-week sessions gain and enhance language and culture skills through an immersion experience embedded in daily life and featuring games, sports, crafts, music, outdoor activities, etc. Emphasis is [...]
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