Members of the Norway High School Youth Advisory Committee — YAC — volunteer their time to assist the Norway Downtown ...

Today is the 80th anniversary of the arrival of the Leif Erikson Viking ship to Duluth. On June 23, 1927, Captain Gerhard Folgero and his crew of three accomplished the goal of reenacting Leif Erikson ...

MinnPost’s reporting is free every single day, but it isn’t free to produce. Join 4,800 members with a donation right now. Leif Erikson has long served as a symbol for Minnesota’s Scandinavian ...

Leif Erikson, was the first European known to have sighted America in the year 1000, almost five centuries before the famous voyages of Christopher Columbus. Erikson sightings resulted in several ...

Westby, known for its annual Syttende Mai celebration is now planning a Leif Erikson Day celebration in October. Scandinavian leaders and historians in Westby gathered on March 12 to begin discussions ...

Thursday, Day 3: That 17-foot statue of Leif Erikson at Shilshole Bay still wouldn’t budge, even after some 40 man-hours of hammering and drilling. It wouldn’t budge even after crews dulled ...

Friday is National Leif Erikson Day, an observance that commemorates the first European to set foot on North American soil. In the spirit of exploration, the holiday comes at an appropriate time, ...

The Reverend Leif Erickson, age 74, of Millbrook, NY passed away on January 6, 2012. He was born December 25, 1937 in Poughkeepsie, NY to Carl Eugene Theoren Erickson and Florence Newman Erickson.

News to keep you apprised of: Composting workshop, fee increase at County Recycling Centers and Leif Erickson! On Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, Gaston County Recycling will be offering two workshops for ...

Looking forward to the Columbus three-day weekend? Actually, it should be a four-day holiday, since Tuesday is Leif Erikson Day — the first European to actually set foot in North America (sorry, ...