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SUMMARY:Stave Church Trivia Game Night
DESCRIPTION: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.\nFollowing 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.
URL:https://www.sofn.com/event/stave-church-trivia-game-night/
LOCATION:Isanti County Historical Society\, 33525 Flanders St. NE\, Cambridge\, MN\, 55008\, United States
CATEGORIES:Viking History
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SUMMARY:54th Annual Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Sverdrup Lodge 4-107  Bismarck ND is hosting its annual Lutefisk and Meatball Dinner
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LOCATION:Mandan Eagles Club\, Collins Ave\, Mandan\, ND\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Sverdrup Lodge Bismarck ND":MAILTO:grammas@bektel.com
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SUMMARY:Imagine Life on Board the Restauration
DESCRIPTION:Imagine Life on Board the Restauration\nSaturday\, October 18\, 2025\, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.\nElks Park\, south side of 3rd Street Bridge\, Thief River Falls\, MN \nThe 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 part of groups of 52 persons standing inside this outline (including children) to attempt to understand what life would have been like on this ship for the three-month voyage. Photos will be taken beginning at 2:00 p.m. Hot dogs and ice cream\, traditionally eaten in Norway on Syttende Mai\, will be served. Shuttles provided from parking lot at 2nd and Horace Streets. FREEWILL DONATION. \n  \nFor additional information on any of the above\, contact: auchenpaugh@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://www.sofn.com/event/imagine-life-on-board-the-restauration/
LOCATION:Elks Park\, South side of 3rd Street Bridge\, Thief River Falls\, MN\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sloopers\, Cleng Peerson and Immigration prior to Civil War
DESCRIPTION:Sloopers\, Cleng Peerson and Immigration prior to Civil War\nWednesday\, October 15\, 2025\, 7:00 p.m.\nThief River Falls Public Library\, 102 1st St E\, Thief River Falls\, MN \nFaye 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 to emigrate\, and their voyage and settlement in America. She will also talk of Ole Rynning’s “True Account of America” in which he used a helpful question-and-answer dialog to address the fears of the prospective emigrant and will include patterns of settlement and a brief account of the beginnings of the various Norwegian Lutheran synods. Copies of Rynning’s work will be for sale. FREEWILL DONATION. \n  \nFor additional information on any of the above\, contact: auchenpaugh@gmail.com \n  \n 
URL:https://www.sofn.com/event/sloopers-cleng-peerson-and-immigration-prior-to-civil-war/
LOCATION:Thief River Falls Public Library\, 102 1st St E\, Thief River Falls\, MN\, 56701\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251014T080000
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SUMMARY:Synnøve-Nordkap Monthly Lodge Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Why is Oct 9 chosen for Leif Erikson Day?  Because the ship Restauration\, coming from Stavanger\, Norway\, arrived on October 9.\nJoin 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 in Washington D.C.\, and\na clip of him speaking at this occasion. \nOur meeting will begin at 6 pm with a light supper of potato soup ($5) followed by Leif’s presentation.  We meet at Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church\, 1669 Arcade Street\, St. Paul.
URL:https://www.sofn.com/event/synnove-nordkap-monthly-lodge-meeting/
LOCATION:Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church\, St. Paul\, MN\, 1669 Arcade St.\, St. Paul\, MN\, MN\, 55106\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Synn%C3%B8ve-Nordkap Lodge 1-008%2C St. Paul%2C MN":MAILTO:synn-nord@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:New Land\, New Life
DESCRIPTION:New Land\, New Life\nOctober 13 -18\, 2025\nThief River Falls Public Library\, 102 1st St E\, Thief River Falls\, MN \nExhibit on Norwegian Immigration to Minnesota\, 1825 to 1925. Farm settlements and homesteading\, churches and congregations\, urban life\, folk arts\, fine arts\, and more. \n  \nFor additional information on any of the above\, contact: auchenpaugh@gmail.com \n  \n 
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LOCATION:Thief River Falls Public Library\, 102 1st St E\, Thief River Falls\, MN\, 56701\, United States
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