The 25th annual Scandinavian Festival put on by the

of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin

was held on October 7th, 2006

Our very special guest this year was this lovely fjord horse, owned by Kit Davis.

The fjord horse is an ancient breed used to work in the fjords of Norway. It is a calm, quiet breed. This one is a 19-year-old brown dunn.

The black in the center of his mane is indicative of his breed. The mane was trimmed behind his ears, but left long in front to protect his face from flies and bad weather.

He's a work horse and occasionally pulls this sleigh.

Inside the building was filled with all kinds of Scandinavian crafts,

including twelve tables of rosemaling by the members of the Twin Ports Rosemaling Society.

Everything from shoes to trunks

Walter Gritton - Chip carving

Boxes, plates and tine carved by Walter Gritton

Diane Hoven - Hardanger embroidery

Detail of piece that won first place in the 2006 Sons of Norway International Competition

Wilma Challstrom demonstrating rosemaling and
Maura Corey demonstrating kohlrosing

Guest artist  Egil Dahle ~ Norwegian Rosemaler

Fern Olin demonstrating spinning

Susan Challstrom-Bennet ~ alpaca roving and yarn and jewelry

Jon and Joan Barrett ~ woodworking ~ rosemaling

Kay Staven ~ rag rugs

Paul Loftnes with a carved wooden bowl

Life-sized gnomes

Mark Staples ~ woodenware

More woodenware

Books covering all aspects of Scandinavia from the Scandinavian marketplace

Lois Mattson ~ Lastu (Finnish for "shavings")

Beautiful creations made from wood shavings

Nancy and Carol making fresh lefsa

Trond Davidsen, from Drammen Norway.

Guests and artists enjoyed Scandinavian music all day provided by several groups ~ Ruth Johnson & CD overfors, Arna Rennan & Nordic Angst with Doug Greenwood, Cathe O'Bey and Brian Dack, Betty Peterson and the Lincoln Ramblers, Donna Illikainen, Accordian

Many of our vendors are repeat visitors and their pictures are on this page from the 2005 fest.  

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If you would like to join us or to know more about the Twin Ports Rosemaling Society e-mail our president Romae or me. We would love to hear from you.

Photos by Herman Challstrom and Ceci Riehl

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