Decorah Newspapers Team, Past and Present: Mange Tusen Takk Only Starts the Proper Appreciation

Pictured in 2010 or 2011 are then-Decorah Newspaper staff members: Front from left are:
Julie Berg Raymond, Dawn Austin, Amy Usgaard, Tyler Strand, Jennifer Bissell, and Sandra Arnold ; and back row, from left: Rick Fromm, Sarah Strandberg, Rhonda Bergan, Stephanie Langreck, Roz Weis, Julie Ude, Tanya O’Connor, and Lissa Blake. Newsroom, sports department, advertising, production, and the administrative office are all represented in the picture. Photo courtesy Decorah Newspapers.

Throughout the 50-year history of Nordic Fest, the team at the Decorah Newspapers has tirelessly reported, snapped photos, and shared their editorial passion for Nordic Fest in fine journalism form. An important part of that crew is pictured above.

Many hours have been spent reviewing the Nordic Fest archives to piece together history for this blog and the pending book to be published in 2016. Partially because its print format is a natural fit for archives and more because of their commitment to excellence, the team pictured above and many more over the years provide both the backbone and the foundation for this #nordicfest50 project.

With these Decorah Newspaper articles, I don't have any of the current worries about information validity that require skepticism today. Although "perfection" is a pursuit that both eludes and motivates most mere human beings, the efforts put forth by Decorah Newspapers team over the decades are both admirable and worthy of a deep mange tusen takk this Thanksgiving week!

To all the current and previous members of the Decorah Newspapers team who conduct the myriad of steps involved to make deadline and ensure Nordic Fest is part of the Decorah community story, thank you.

To all current and previous members of the overall Decorah media over 50 years - radio, print and now online, thank you for five decades of sharing the news of Nordic Fest!