There is no big surprise that our wedding was themed Norwegian! In honor of our eight year wedding anniversary today I thought I'd share pictures from that big day! We did a number of things to add a Norwegian element to our wedding unfortunately not all were captured on camera so I'll talk through some as I go. One of the focal points of our wedding though was our Kransekake (Norwegian Wedding Cake). The cake was made for us by Tor's aunt Pam which made it even more speci

Picture this, four dudes in their senior year at Gustavus Adolphus College, passionate about their Swedish roots, but bummed they can't find gear to show it. Meet Stephan Quie, Aden Letcher, Anders Gilyard, and Tyler Bishop. These guys decided to take matters into their own hands and start their own business designing Scandinavian inspired clothing people love to wear. Gustavus stepped in with a little investment support and Midsommar.co was born launching their first tee in

Photo Credit: Jeff Wheeler for the Star Tribune Move over Queen Elizabeth II and Daenerys Targaryen Queen of Dragons, a new queen is taking over. Meet Stine Aasland of Nordic Waffles aka The Waffle Queen! I first heard of Stine when I picked up her book We Love Waffles at a local Scandinavian shop and quickly fell in love with her recipes. I was lucky enough to meet her recently at Nordic Fest in Decorah, Iowa and taste one of her waffles made by her fabulous team. My husba

You may be wondering what the heck my blog title is all about this week. Is a 17 Hour Man a good thing or a bad thing? In this case, it is a good thing. The man I am talking about is this special little guy pictured here and he took me 17 hours to carve. While attending Luther College I took a Scandinavian Woodcarving class as part of my (almost) minor in Scandinavian Studies. Honestly this class was my favorite one in undergrad. It was taught by none other than Harley Re

WOW Nordic Fest sure didn't disappoint this year! It was jam packed with so many fun events that I wasn't able to capture them all. The event spans three days every July and despite the common heat wave, you'll want to spend the entire day outside taking in as many festivities and eating as much food as possible. One of the biggest highlights of the fest is the parade on Saturday morning. The Decorah Nordic Dancers made their annual appearance, which included pit stops for da