Come Visit
The Castle Unit 345 2500 Castle Dr
Manhattan, NY
Affiliates
Sons of Norway – International – mission is to ‘promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway’
Sons of Norway District 4 – District 4: Alberta, Montana, North Dakota and Saskatchewan
Lodges in District 4, Zone 4 – Lodge Map – find your lodge – https://apps.sofn.com/service1/lodgedirectory/?_ga=2.9538293.1183914292.1676511669-457138263.1613169876
Zone 4 Lodges/District 4 – http://www.sofn-district4.com/zone-4/
Valhalla Lodge 4-341, Calgary – http://www.sofncalgary.ca and https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064587264138
Solsyd Lodge 4-603, Lethbridge – https://lethbridgesonsofnorway.ca/
Viking Cultural Centre in conjunction with Northern Lights Lodge #4-493, Grande Prairie – https://www.facebook.com/groups/25717207794/
Sons of Norway, District 7 – British Columbia – http://www.sofn7.com/ and/or http://eidsvoldsofn.com/newsletters.htm
Sons of Norway Foundation in Canada – SONFIC.CA, charitable organization promote/provides bursaries, cultural grants, sports grants, memorials and legacies
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Local
Scandinavian Studies Association – Edmonton – The Scandinavian Studies Association (SSA) is a registered non-profit society with a close-working relationship with the University of Alberta; specifically, Scandinavian Studies within the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies.
Scandinavian Seniors at the DCC & Home of the Scandinavians – Wed. @ 1:00 – board games and cards; lunch @ 2:30 – Contact Don Sjoberg at 780.249.4460 or by email dtsoberg@shaw.ca for calendar details. (spring hiatus)
Edmonton Scandinavian Centre Association – Dutch Canadian Centre/Home of the Scandinavians. escaedmonton@gmail.com
- a non-profit society made up on The Finnish Society of Edmonton, Danish Canadian Society – Dania, Icelandic Canadian Club of Edmonton, Sons of Norway Solglyt Lodge 4-143 and VASA Order of America Skandia Lodge No. 549 and other individual members
Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton – http://www.shse.ca/
- presents the Scandinavian community’s pavilion at Edmonton’s annual Heritage Festival
- this site has links to Edmonton area societies for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
Trollhaugen Language Arts and Culture Camp – Deer Valley Meadows, Alix, AB
- a multigenerational summer camp formed to promote and preserve Norwegian heritage through history, crafts, traditional skills and culture classes; and all things Scandinavian
Torskeklubben of Edmonton – Facebook and https://www.torskeklubben.ca/
- a non-profit club with Norwegian roots that meets monthly for a meal of torsk (cod), a sample of Aquavit, and fellowship
Dancing? Valhalla Scandinavian Adult Folk Dancers: Thursdays, King Edward Academy, 8525 – 101 St., Edm. Small Gym @ 7:00-9:00 p.m. – no charge. Entrance – north side in the parking lot, knock HARD if door locked. Contact Tim: hobbest@telusplanet.net
Valhalla Scandinavian Junior Folk Dancers – Hosanna Church
- Contact – Heidi Mapstone 780-914-4636 or heidimapstone@gmail.com or valhalladancers@gmail.com
- Do you know of a child or youth interested in learning traditional Scandinavian Folk dances?
Norwegian Laft Hus – Red Deer “…a small museum operated by the Norwegian Laft Hus Society that is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the culture of Norwegian-Canadians.”
Dutch Canadian Centre & Home of the Scandinavians – http://dutchcanadiancentre.com/dutchclub/
- FOR SALE: a banquet and meeting facility located at 13312 – 142 Street, easily accessed via St. Albert Trail.
Augustana Campus – University of Alberta
“As the newest Faculty of the University of Alberta in 2004, Augustana is also one of the oldest educational institutions in the province. Augustana was founded as Camrose Lutheran College.
Food
Lefse House – ‘An Authentic Scandinavian Bakery’ – Camrose – https://thelefsehouse.ca/
Ocean Odyssey Inland – Fresh Fish Weekly – https://www.oceanodysseyinland.ca/
Ski Queen Gjetost – try Sunterra, IGA, Superstores. Other cheeses: Dutch Delicious Bakery https://dutchdeliciousbakery.com/
Linie Aquavit – try Aligra – https://www.aligrawineandspirits.com/
or Sherbrooke Liquor – https://sherbrookeliquor.com/
Lutefisk – Catch of the Week – https://www.catchoftheweekedmonton.com/
National and International
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Canada
- promotes Norwegian interests in Canada and further develop Norwegian-Canadian relations. The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa was established in 1949.” This site also has tourist information and a list of official Norwegian websites. http://www.emb-norway.ca/travel/ and http://www.visitnorway.com/us/
- a Norwegian site with modern design elements and specializing in traditional bunad costumes and accessories
- for a visual display, please visit Pinterest.com and do a search for “bunad” “costumes” – this site will show examples of a wide variety of the Scandinavian traditional costumes
Missing Norway? Click for a selection of blogs and websites Norwegian Blogs & Websites
Discovery Norway – https://www.visitnorway.com/ – This professionally developed comprehensive tourism site will link you to all things Norwegian, for example: https://www.visitnorway.com/things-to-do/whats-on/festivals/food-festivals/
Norwegian culture, in addition to our Culture page: https://www.celebritycruises.com/blog/norwegian-culture and https://www.bestculturaldestinations.com/norwegian-rosemaling/
Miscellaneous Links – to be determined
Authentic Norwegian jewellery from Kautokeino, Norway – www.juhls.no/en
Insurance: Sons of Norway: Canadians cannot buy insurance from Sons of Norway unless it is purchased in the US, example: they attend a Sons of Norway Convention in the US.
ESCA Scandinavian Christmas Market – cancelled; a COVID-19 repercussion. Thank you from ESCA to all Scandinavian groups’ members who volunteered in the past. Your volunteerism made this Market popular and successful for many years.