Shortly before WW2, my grandfather Howard Engh’s cousin, Kari Sidselrud, married an enterprising man named Jakob Johan Dreyer (Jr). The...

On July 4, 1825, the Restauration left the harbor of Stavanger, Norway, with 45 passengers and seven crew. After a long and difficult...

There's a lot to do at the Scandinavian Festival, from food and crafts to entertainment and sports. This year's edition will be on May 23...

This year, Syttende Mai will be celebrated on Syttende Mai! See the official Syttende Mai celebration page at https://utah17mai.com/index...

January 16 marks the day that Sons of Norway was founded in 1895. On that day 130 years ago, eighteen individuals signed the charter that...

Come celebrate Christmas among classic Norwegian stabbur.

In Norway, the Christmas season (juletid) usually kicks off with baking in November. Making cookies and baked goods is serious business for

Lots of interest in traveling to and within Norway Thursday night as travel professional (and Leif Erikson Lodge vice president) Lisa...

This hearty soup is perfect for a cold winter dinner.

Thank you to Kari and family for the perfect setting for our activity on Hygge (and Koselig). We enjoyed an evening of good food and...

Share your skills or learn new ones while making homemade flatbrød and its close cousin lefse . We'll learn about the history and...

As a fervent hiker, Henrik Ibsen gave name to a concept already deeply rooted in the Norwegian psyche: friluftsliv (free-loofts-leave)....

This year’s “17th of May” (Syttende Mai) celebration will be held on Saturday May 18th at the International Peace Gardens located at 10th...

Come participate in Norwegian Family History Day in one of the following ways:

Leif Erikson Lodge of Sons of Norway has some fun and educational activities lined up for the next three months. We begin with “Learn to...

This month we have the opportunity to learn about Norwegian Folk Dancing taught by our own Tom Oesleby and Gwen Trefts who are two of the...

December and Christmas is a special time in Norway as well as here at home. We usually have our Sons of Norway Juletrefest somewhere in...

With December and Christmas just a few weeks away, we thought it would be fun to learn about some Norwegian baking traditions that are so...

Ingredients 1 3/4 cups white long-grain rice (not minute rice) 1 1/2 quarts whole milk 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar 2 cups (after whipping) heavy whipping cream 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 whole blanched almond nut (brown exterior skin removed) 1 package frozen strawberry dessert Directions Cook rice and milk in double-boiler or very slowly on stove top until milk is absorbed by rice, stirring frequently to avoid sticking to pan. Add sugar and stir thorou

Come and enjoy hot chocolate and waffles in the “stabbur” and a discussion and display of many Norwegian rosemaling (rose painting )...