A push to recognize Leif Erikson's exploration led to a holiday that competes with Columbus Day—but there's a dark side to the story.

Explore the remarkable Viking voyages that led Norse explorers to North America around 1000 AD centuries before Columbus set ...

Scholars believe that Leif Erikson was born in Iceland in 968, and he died in Greenland in 1020. The Icelandic Sagas tell of his voyage in the year 1000, and subsequent voyages by his brother.

Camp Leif Ericson announced on Monday that its goal to raise $100,000 to recover from flood damage has been reached, but the need for support continues. advertisement. Dakota News Now.

Leif Erikson has long served as a symbol for Minnesota’s Scandinavian American community. According to Icelandic sagas, Erikson led a Norse expedition to North America in 1000 CE and established ...

The Leif Erikson Day meme pops up annually on October 9, often referencing an episode of SpongeBob Squarepants.Popular awareness of the holiday skyrocketed after 2001, when SpongeBob woke up and ...

This landslide resulted in a project that will close Leif Erikson Road for four weeks.(Photo: Portland Parks & Rec) Portland Parks & Recreation has released details of a closure to Leif Erikson Road ...

Detail of slide location and detour map.-Download PDF/Photos below- Portland Parks & Recreation says a landslide in Forest Park has closed Leif Erikson Drive, resulting in a closure of the gravel road ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio - If the notion that it's October already leaves you too restless for yard work, it might be because we're on the cusp of Leif Erikson Day. Joan Rusek, Sun News While the ...

Strolling-yes, stroll-ing-the streets of Chicago’s mid-South Side at 3 o’clock each morning, seven days a week, his pockets stuffed with peanuts for the squirrels he feeds along the way… ...

Scholars believe that Leif Erikson was born in Iceland in 968, and he died in Greenland in 1020. The Icelandic Sagas tell of his voyage in the year 1000, and subsequent voyages by his brother.