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celebrating the holiday in Petersburg,
Alaska, with Fedrelandet 2-023. The
hospitality of the community and
members of the lodge made this a truly
memorable experience.
is a fi shing community located on the
northern end of Mitkof Island and has
more than 3,000 residents. Walking
down the streets we saw American and
Norwegian fl ags proudly displayed
and rosemaling decorating
most of the storefronts. The
Little Norway Festival, which
honors Norway's constitution
day, is a four-day event
featuring food, a parade, a
herring toss, a bunad style
show and a festival pageant.
The festival parade, which was
really a barnetog (children's parade),
was held after school on a Friday. What
a sight-seeing the lodge's Viking ship
full of laughing children! The pageant
that followed featured the lodge's youth
leikarring (folk dance group), with more
than 120 of the community's 500 students
taking part. What a great way to
connect our youth to their heritage and
culture, and for the lodge to connect to
the community.
I was excited to see what an important
community celebration Syttende
Mai has become. May 17, 2011 may
seem far away, but it's not too soon to
start planning. What can your lodge do
to share this special holiday with your
community and increase your visibility?
yttende Mai is a wonderful
opportunity both to enjoy the
company of our fellow lodge
members and to share our heritage and
culture with our communities. This
year Betty and I had the privilege of
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