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Historic Nordic Wooden Instruments Monday, October 13, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Northland College Auditorium, 1101 Hwy 1 East, Thief River Falls, MN Carol Thompson from Maddock, ND has made a number of historic wooden Nordic instruments, including a Psalmodican, Langeleik, Finnish Kantele, Lur, Kuhorn , Mountain Dulcimer, Swedish Nyckelharpa, and Bowed Psaltery, which is not Scandinavian but a more recent type of psaltery [...]
Why is Oct 9 chosen for Leif Erikson Day? Because the ship Restauration, coming from Stavanger, Norway, arrived on October 9. Join us at our October 14 Lodge Meeting. Our own lodge member, Leif Erickson, was chosen to be "the" Leif Erikson while a teenager for the first Leif Erikson Day. He will present his story, starting with his selection, his experiences [...]
Why is Oct 9 chosen for Leif Erikson Day? Because the ship Restauration, coming from Stavanger, Norway, arrived on October 9. Join us at our October 14 Lodge Meeting. Our own lodge member, Leif Erickson, was chosen to be "the" Leif Erikson while a teenager for the first Leif Erikson Day. He will present his story, starting with his selection, his experiences [...]
Sloopers, Cleng Peerson and Immigration prior to Civil War Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Thief River Falls Public Library, 102 1st St E, Thief River Falls, MN Faye Auchenpaugh, local historian, will speak on Cleng Peerson’s extensive travels in America and his impact on Norwegian immigration, how Quakers ended up in Norway with its Lutheran national religion, why the Sloopers decided [...]
Imagine Life on Board the Restauration Saturday, October 18, 2025, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Elks Park, south side of 3rd Street Bridge, Thief River Falls, MN The Restauration measured 54’ long x 16’ wide and held 52 passengers for the voyage to America. The ship will be outlined in the grass and, beginning at 2:00 p.m., everyone will be encouraged to be [...]
Sverdrup Lodge 4-107 Bismarck ND is hosting its annual Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner
Join Rumelva Lodge at Isanti County Historical Society as we learn about the wooden wonders that brought Christianity to the Scandinavian People during the medieval times. Following the brief history lesson, we are going to have friendly, stress-free trivia game. Refreshments and snacks provided complimentary of Sons of Norway Rumelva Lodge.
Hardanger Fiddle player, Eden Ehm, will start out our 2025-26 concert series at Janice K Lund Performing Arts Center. The Sons of Norway, Gro Svendsen Lodge 1-689, will be sponsoring the event. Open to the public. Tickets are $15 at the door.
THE VIKINGS ARE COMING! We are happy to present our 3rd annual Viking Days at the Sons of Norway Lodge at 1106 S 15th in Tacoma on November 8 and 9, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm. You'll have vikings, crafts, gifts, music, dancing, meatballs etc...! Did anyone say meatball sundaes? Full lineup to be shared later Admission and parking free.
