Norman Borlaug's research saved lives, but we must consider how the resulting technologies have been applied. While his ...

According to a survey, most Norwegians will vacation in Norway this summer, with fewer going abroad due to high costs.

Hate groups and neo-Nazis abuse Norse symbols like the raven flag and Thor’s hammer Judith Gabriel Vinje Los Angeles The look on the lady’s face said it all as she grabbed at the Thor’s hammer ...

Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. Munch and Expressionism, an intriguing exhibit at the Neue Galerie, is on view through June 13, 2016. The first sentence in the Neue Galerie’s mission statement explains ...

Christy Olsen Field. Christy Olsen Field was the Taste of Norway Editor from 2019 to 2022. She worked on the editorial staff of The Norwegian American Weekly from 2008 to 2012. An enthusiastic home ...

There are about half a million sheep in Iceland but only around 360,000 people. The sheep are bred almost exclusively for the meat and the wool. They are usually shorn twice a year, in spring and fall ...

In Norway, a wedding couple would eat using a unique set of spoons connected with a length of wooden chain—the wedding spoons. Now, Welsh-Canadian woodcarver Dave Western has brought this tradition to ...

When Stacy and Chad Smith decided to renew their marriage vows after 10 years, they wanted to do something special. Stacy remembered her beloved aunt, Enid Ringdahl, who has a small private chapel, a ...

HCSCC is doing this work with thoughtful, collaborative programs, and meaningful collections. The museum in the City of Moorhead’s Hjemkomst Center includes two major Viking replicas, the Hjemkomst ...

LORI ANN REINHALL Editor-in-chief The Norwegian American. For over 30 years, Solveig Egeland has walked alongside the ocean near her home in Fredrikstad, Norway, to take in the fresh air and beautiful ...

There was once a woman in a U.S. president’s life. But not just any woman: a Norwegian princess. The princess was Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, and the president was President Franklin D. Roosevelt ...

“I was born on a grave, Store Grave, and so my life was destined to become a walk from one grave to another. Still, I was determined to make this walk as long as possible!” And this he did, the great ...