Monday, February 23, 2015

50 years of Nordic Dancers

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Nordic Dancers performing near Vesterheim during the 2004 Nordic Fest parade In an earlier post , more was shared about Nordic Dancer...
Monday, February 16, 2015

How are Nordic Fest Crowds Estimated?

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Photo taken along Water Street in Decorah following the 2008 Nordic Fest parade After the first Nordic Fest in 1967, headlines announ...
Monday, February 9, 2015

Family Support: The Foundation for a Successful Nordic Fest Board

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The board members of the 20th Nordic Fest in 1986, as pictured during the parade.  Photo courtesy of Cam Forde. For nearly 50 years...
Monday, February 2, 2015

Pride in Heritage: A Nordic Fest Discovery

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Chris Forde, son of former Nordic Fest board president Cam Forde, as well as grandson of Nordic Fest founder Phyllis Leseth carrying the ...
Monday, January 26, 2015

Volunteers: A Nordic Fest Success Seed (Part II)

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Peg Wright at her family home in September 2014 Continuing the recent theme of #nordicfest50 input from Decorah's Wright family, ...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Heritage: A Nordic Fest Success Seed (Part I)

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Peg Wright at her family home in September 2014. She is sitting near an art piece with the Norwegian Royal Coat of Arms created for a 193...
Monday, January 12, 2015

Home Tours at Nordic Fest: Norwegian and Decorah History

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The Wright family home, one of the homes on the first Nordic Fest homes tour in 1967, photo taken September 2014 One of the favorite ...