New Year’s Quiz
Around the holidays and New Year, family-friendly quiz shows abound in Norway, with shows presenting daily challenges from various locations. Test your knowledge with this multiple-choice quiz!
Fiskegrateng – Fish au gratin
Fiskegrateng – Fish au gratin. Winter is a great time to make this homey casserole.
What are Your Sju Slag?
Earlier this month, we launched a colorful virtual julekalender (Advent calendar) to highlight various aspects of the Norwegian holiday season. One of the important facets of norsk jul is food—both sweet and savory. The rule of thumb for julebakst (Christmas baked goods) is that you should have a good variety of cookies, in fact, seven kinds or sju slag /syv sorter kaker.
Interview With a Family Member
As you spend time with family over the holidays, take the time to learn more about your relatives and record some family stories. Sit down and chat with multiple generations and make this a group activity.
Porridge: A Norwegian Staple
When thinking about or discussing Norwegian foods, one food will undoubtedly come up: porridge. Porridge has had quite the role throughout Norway’s history. In fact, it is quite possibly the oldest hot dish in the Norwegian diet. The main grains used were barley and oats, as it was difficult to grow other grains in the cold climate.
Queen Sonja Visits Minnesota
Just as fall colors reached their richest hues in mid-October, Her Majesty Queen Sonja paid a visit to Minnesota. The Queen’s official visit covered both government and Norwegian-American entities across the state.
Viking Age Discovery Found Near Trondheim
An exciting discovery has been made just centimeters below the soil in Stjørdal, near Trondheim. Pawel Bednarski took a metal detector out to his field right before Christmas last year and uncovered a treasure trove of Viking objects.
King of Fjords
That’s another name given to the Sognefjord, and with good reason. It is the largest and deepest fjord in Norway, with a length of 128 miles and a staggering depth of over 4,000 feet.
Tubfrim Comes to a Close
The longtime charity program to help improve the health of children in Norway, Tubfrim, is drawing to a close. Tubfrim was originally founded to assist children who were affected by tuberculosis, which at the time was one of the most frequent causes of death in Norway. As that crisis waned, the focus turned to the health and well-being of children and [...]
Social Media Management
Social media can be an important tool in a lodge’s communication toolbox. But poorly managed social media sites can end up being a liability to the organization. We have all seen examples of a social media hack that negatively impacts the image of the group. It’s very difficult to erase the negative association in a reader’s mind. In an effort to [...]