SPRING GROVE, Minn. — Kiri Sannerud etched an intricate design of loops and swirls into a small piece of wood. She used a sharp nail to carve the markings, which linked together and coalesced into a ...

Like many children, Eric Silk, 10, and his brother Einar, 8, like watching their Harry Potter DVD. Close inspection reveals that it’s not “The Chamber of Secrets” version. It’s “Og Mysterie Kammeret.” ...

A youth camp located in Spring Grove, Minn. offers Norwegian language and culture kids each summer. Spring Grove is historically the first Norwegian settlement in the state of Minnesota. Norwegian ...

For sisters, Jane Norman and Ann E. Black, don't really look alike. Ann, who is the eldest at 67 and is a self-professed tomboy, has short, dark hair and moves quickly about a room. When she was a ...

A photo exhibition is held to celebrate Sami Language Week in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 23, 2023. Norway launched Sami Language Week on Monday, aiming to bring the Sami languages into the public spotlight ...

IN the literature of one kind and another that has been, of late, so suddenly and plenteously evoked by the introduction of the poet Ibsen to the English reader, there is often a curious confusion as ...

Just a minute, I told Kare “Kokkem” Ostensen of Norway. I wanted to make sure I got the two facts right. “You flew,” I said, “5,159 air miles from Oslo to San Francisco to play four old-timer hockey ...

Traditional Music is one of the symbols that bind Norwegian Americans to each other and to past generations, from the fjords and valleys of Norway to the farms and cities of Minnesota. But music is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I have covered the oil & gas and maritime sectors for many years. The oil and gas market in Norway is showing great promise with ...