Nordic Fest: Many Parts of the Story

The above photo is from the front of the 1967 Nordic Fest program. In nearly 50 years, there have been many parts of the Nordic Fest story that have added substantially to the overall outstanding guest experience. Some of those story parts over the years include:

• Church dinners 
• Entertainers from Norway and other Nordic countries 
• Fishing fly-ins 
• Food booths throughout Water Street with tasty Nordic treats 
• Home tours of historic Decorah properties 
• Lutefisk eating contest
• Nordic Dancers 
• Nordic Fest medals, as first designed by Grant Woldum
• Nordic Rock Throw
• Pokey Pete 
• Luren Singers 
• Trollheim: Tur til fots
• Vesterheim Folk Art Exhibitions 

This list only begins to scratch the surface of specific memories made over nearly 50 years of Nordic Fests. What are some of your favorite parts of the story? Use the comments field below to add your ideas.