FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Music, food, art displays and more. The Norwegian Heritage Festival brings Norwegian culture to the Fargo-Moorhead area.
“We’re having demonstrations of the different cultural things that we have that I just referred to. And for lunch from 11 to 1:30 it’s called ‘Taste of Norway’. So it’s lots of good Norwegian foods,” said Marilyn Martinson, Sons of Norway Lodge President.
Sons of Norway opened its doors in 1975 to protect families facing financial hardship during times of sickness or death in the family. Now the mission is to preserve Norwegian heritage and culture.
“We’re just looking through the generations, we just want to preserve our Norwegian heritage. And anybody can come here,” said Martinson
And it certainly wouldn’t be a Norwegian festival without a taste of Krumkake.
“Krumkake is basically a dessert. It’s a fine cookie and it can be eaten it like it is or you can put whipped cream, ice cream, fruit in it and things like that,” said Julie Fladgard, Sons of Norway member.
Julie Fladgard has been making Krumkake since 1997. The crisp and tasty treats are always a crowd-pleaser. Wood carvings, rosemaling, needlework, and 3D printing are also featured at the festival.
“A lot of our employees are members of the Sons of Norway and then one of our company owners Ron Bergan is a large member in the Sons of Norway. So we’re helping out as more or less a charitable organization where all of our proceeds go to the Sons of Norway,” said Ingrid Altenburg, Project Manager at Lulzbot.
The festivities continue on Thursday with a salmon dinner and more entertainment.
Sons of Norway will be having a Traditional Norwegian Lutefisk Dinner on Friday with a chef from Norway. We will have more on that later.