‘The Largest Gathering of Norwegians in Northwestern Wisconsin, Probably: Gierefest’
Writer McKenna Scherer is a proud Wisconsinite. Sure, that love is tied to cheese and Spotted Cow. But at the ...
This central Wisconsin musician is on a quest to recreate the sounds of Vikings
Imagine it's spring and you're living in a Norwegian village during the Viking age. It was a hard winter, but ...
Wisconsin 101: Norwegian Genealogical Plaque
Many people preserve their genealogy through family trees, mapping the branches and roots out on paper. Heewone Lim brings us ...
Wisconsin as the happiest state? Look to Norway!
People find happiness in all sorts of ways: listening to music, hiking or spending quality time with loved ones. But ...
Why is Mount Horeb the ‘troll capital of the world’?
Trolls are everywhere you look in the Dane County Village of Mount Horeb: troll cartoons on the street signs, troll footprints on the ...
Those traitorous Scandinavian languages: Don’t be suspected!
The United States is a nation of immigrants and the pressure to assimilate can be great. Some people are compelled ...
Food Traditions: Lutefisk Supper
This story is part of Wisconsin Life's Food Traditions series. Lutefisk is a Scandinavian delicacy. It’s cod or whitefish that's ...
Norwegian Culture Inspires Life And Art For A North-Western Wisconsin Couple
Growing up in northwestern Wisconsin, Phillip Odden had two interests: working with his hands and travelling the world. “I grew ...
