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Paul Bunyan was a well-known

Mark Olson — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:30:42 -0500

Paul Bunyan was a well-known Scandinavian. He made lutefisk out of humpback whales and carved Dala horses out of giant redwoods.

How large can lefse actually

Mollee Francisco — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:18:34 -0500

How large can lefse actually get??? Is that with butter and sugar or without?

(Mollee Francisco is a staff writer for the Chaska Herald. She can be reached at mfrancisco@swpub.com.)

World's largest lefse? This

Mark Olson — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:03:12 -0500

World's largest lefse? This notice, from Explore Minnesota tourism, was too good to pass up:

The city of Starbuck will hold the 22nd Annual Lefse Dagen celebration on Saturday, May 17, to commemorate the creation of the world’s largest lefse.

Festivities will include musical entertainment and sing-alongs, a gathering of the original bakers, lots of lefse rolling and samples, a Scandinavian lunch, and an open house at the Starbuck Depot Square.

More info: (320) 239-4604 or www.starbuckmn.org

Those who really enjoyed

Mark Olson — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:45:37 -0500

Those who really enjoyed Syttende Mai with the Nordic Heritage Club, can continue celebrating with the Vestland Lodge, Sons of Norway, which will celebrate Syttende Mai with a "Kold Bord" at its 7 p.m., May 20 meeting.

The event is at the Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd. Call (952) 938-2920 for more information.

What's all this about Syttende Mai?

Mark Olson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:35:48 -0500

By Carolyn Spargo

Norway has a long history beginning with the well-known Vikings.

Their first king was Harold I who introduced Christianity in Norway in the 900s. Around 1000, Leif Ericson sailed to North America. In 1380, Norway was united with Denmark. Norway, Sweden, and Denmark were united under Danish rule in 1397. Sweden revolted and broke away in 1523.