Each year Syttende Mai Minnesota hosts a banquet and reception in honor of Norway’s Constitution Day. Join us for this year’s event on Saturday, May 17 from 5-8 p.m. at Norway House in Minneapolis! Our program will feature St. Olaf College, a world-class higher education institution that was founded by early Norwegian immigrants in Minnesota. As St. Olaf celebrates its 150th Anniversary [...]
"SAILING INTO SPRING - A Giants Musical Celebration at Spring Grove's FEST BUILDING sponsored by Giants of the Earth Heritage Center as a fundraising fest of music and food. Featuring Luren Singers with guest Soprano Rachel Grippen Storlie and Celebrating 50 years with Dr. David Judisch leading Luren Singing Society. Reserve your seat online or call Giants with a Credit Card and [...]
Announcing Our First Ever Adult Norwegian Ridge Language and Culture Camp! Have you ever wanted in on the fun of camp but been too old to join? Have you been wanting to learn Norwegian or improve your language skills? Now is your chance! Our first ever special edition of NRLCC geared specifically towards grown ups will take place this October 17th through [...]
Norway’s first Viking longship excavation in over a century is nearing its final stages, with work expected to conclude in early 2021 following an extension of the project. It has been a source of fascination among academics and casual enthusiasts alike, with findings that may shed new light on early Viking society.
Norway’s fortresses all hold secrets of the past. They were built as far back as the 1100s and as recently as the German occupation. Once built to keep invaders out, today they invite people in.
In the 1930’s, a farmer in southern Norway wanted to cultivate new land, so he set about draining a wetland near his farm. During the process, he discovered several strange items on the wetland: fish hooks and harpoons carved from bone, as well as killer whale bones and bluefin tuna bones.
There is growing consensus among archaeologists that there was a Viking era in Norway, including exploration through maritime travel, a full 2,000 years before the established Viking Age.
