Onsdag 23. september 2015 NORGE - USA Avreise Gardermoen kl. 14.00 SAS Ankomst Arlanda kl. 14.55 Avreise Arlanda kl. 16.35 SAS Ankomst Chicago kl. 18.35 Her venter buss og guide som tar oss til vårt hotell i Chicago Hotellet ligger veldig sentralt midt i byen. Hotell (2 netter): La Quinta Inn & Suites Chicago Downtown, 1 South Franklin Street, Chicago, IL 60606. Reisa gikk fint. Etter innsjekking på hotellet gikk vi ut for å spise selv om klokka hjemme var ca 4 om natta. (9 om kvelden i Chicago) |
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Torsdag 24. september 2015 CHICAGO Illinois. Dagen byr blant annet på sightseeing i denne byen som ligger vakkert til langs Michigan-sjøen. Her fant mange nordmenn sitt hjem fra 1836 og utover, og rundt 1850 var nordmenn faktisk den tredje største innvandrergruppa i Chicago etter tyskerne og irene. Etter lunsj kan de som ønsker det bli med til Willis Tower (tidligere Sears Tower) med panorama-utsikt over byen. Willis Tower er med sine 443 m (110 etasjer) den høyeste bygningen på den vestlige halvkule. Utsikten oppleves fra 103. etasje der de modigste kan gå ut på en glasshylle for en enda mer spektakulær opplevelse. Hotell: Som forrige natt. Michigan-sjøen Lake Michigan’s name is derived from the Ojibwa word Michi Gami, meaning “large lake.” https://www.michigan.org/great-lakes/lake-michigan |
You won't need to pay a cent. As an architectural mecca for American architects, Chicago's skyline is one of the greatest this side of the world. From this angle, you really see the widest angle of the skyline. On a calm evening, the skyline reflects magnificently off Lake Michigan. You'll see a handful of tourists, but it's pretty sparse. https://www.likealocalguide.com/chicago/skyline-view-from-adler-planetarium-pier Lake Michigan, third largest of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one lying wholly within the United States. Bordered by the states of Michigan (east and north), Wisconsin (west), Illinois (southwest), and Indiana (southeast), it connects with Lake Huronthrough the Straits of Mackinac in the north. The lake is 321 miles (517 km) long (north to south); it has a maximum width of 118 miles (190 km) and a drainage basin of about 45,500 square miles (118,000 square km), exclusive of its surface area, which is 22,300 square miles (57,757 square km). With a mean surface elevation of 579 feet (176 m) above sea level, the lake has a maximum depth of 923 feet (281 m). Currents are slight, with a generally southward drift along the western side, a northward drift along the eastern side, and at times counterclockwise swirls in the southern basin and around the Beaver Island group in the north. Approximately 100 streams flow into the lake, only a few of which are of appreciable size. https://www.britannica.com/place/Lake-Michigan |
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September 17 (2014) outside the Adler Planetarium. “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Bronze”is by Ai Weiwei, a leading figure in the contemporary art world and China’s most outspoken political artist. https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/September-2014/Zodiac-Sculpture/ |
Designed by Spanish artist Jaume Plensa and inspired by the people of Chicago, The Crown Fountain is a major addition to the city's world-renowned public art collection. The fountain consists of two 50-foot glass block towers at each end of a shallow reflecting pool. The towers project video images from a broad social spectrum of Chicago citizens, a reference to the traditional use of gargoyles in fountains, where faces of mythological beings were sculpted with open mouths to allow water, a symbol of life, to flow out. Plensa adapted this practice by having faces of Chicago citizens projected on LED screens and having water flow through a water outlet in the screen to give the illusion of water spouting from their mouths. The collection of faces, Plensa's tribute to Chicagoans, was taken from a cross-section of 1,000 residents. Crown Fountain at Chicago's Millennium Park - North American Insects & Spiders (cirrusimage.com) (16. januar 2022) |
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The Bean’s reflective surface was inspired by liquid mercury. This shiny exterior reflects the people moving around the park, the lights of Michigan Avenue, and the surrounding skyline and green space — perfectly encapsulating the Millennium Park experience. The polished surface also invites visitors to touch the surface and observe their own reflection, giving it an interactive quality. The reflection of the sky above the park, not to mention the curved underside of The Bean serves as an entrance that visitors can walk under to enter the park, inspired the sculpture’s creator to name the piece Cloud Gate. |
Cloud Gate, også kalt bønna (the bean), sett fra undersiden. It was designed by internationally acclaimed artist Anish Kapoor. The Indian-born British sculptor was already well-known for his large-scale outdoor works, including several with highly reflective surfaces. Cloud Gate was his first permanent public outdoor work in the United States, and is widely considered his most famous. The Bean (Cloud Gate) in Chicago | Choose Chicago (16. januar 2022) |
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Offering spectacular views spanning up to four states, a one-stop Chicago experience full of interactive exhibits and…The Ledge, a glass balcony extending four feet outside the 103rd floor of Willis Tower! http://theskydeck.com/ |
Step outside the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. At 1,353 feet in the air, the Ledge’s glass boxes extend out 4.3 feet from the Skydeck. http://theskydeck.com/ |
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Like etter at skyskraperen stod ferdig i 1925 flyttet «Chicago Daily Tribune» inn, og avisens grunnlegger, Robert McCormick, tok et valg som senere skulle bringe enda mer berømmelse til «The Tribune Tower». McCormicks omfattende steinsamling ble murt inn i ytterveggene. Og McCormick ga sine journalister streng beskjed om å bidra med steiner fra sine reportasjeturer. http://www.abcnyheter.no/reise/2004/06/28/39337/e t-lite-stykke-trondheim-i-chicago |
The Chicago River is a system of rivers and canals with a combined length of 156 miles (251 km) that runs through the city of Chicago, including its center (the Chicago Loop). Though not especially long, the river is notable for being a reason why Chicago became an important location, with the related Chicago Portage being a link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley waterways and eventually the Gulf of Mexico. The River is also noteworthy for its natural and man-made history. In 1887, the Illinois General Assembly, partly in response to concerns arising out of an extreme weather event in 1885 that threatened the city's water supply, decided to reverse the flow of the Chicago River through civil engineering by taking water from Lake Michigan and discharging it into the Mississippi River watershed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_River |
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Noorwood Crossing We are a non-profit (501c3) senior living community located in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood. Our residential campus specializes inassisted living, skilled nursing, rehab, respite stays, and memory support (including Alzheimer's and dementia care). For over 100 years, we have been dedicated to enhancing the independence and well-being of older adults. |
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Fredag 25. september 2015 CHICAGO Illinois - MADISON Wisconsin – LA CROSSE Wisconsin. Vi kjører til Madison, hovedstad i Wisconsin. Etter lunsj blir det besøk på Norwegian American Genealogical Center - Naeseth Library. Det over 40 år gamle senteret er anerkjent både for sin store samling av historiske data og som formidler av kunnskap om norsk innvandring til USA. Hotell: Best Western Riverfront Hotel, 1835 Rose Street, La Crosse, WI 54603. |
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Interstate 90 mellom Chicago, Illinois og Madison, Wisconsin. Bildet er tatt ved rasteplassen ved the Belvidere Oasis. |
Capitolbygningen i Madison. Det pågår en liten demonstrasjon mot presidenkandidat Walker. |
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The Wisconsin
State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin,
houses both chambers of the Wisconsin
legislature along with the Wisconsin Supreme
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Square which is home to many restaurants and shops. The Wisconsin State Capitol is the tallest building in Madison, a distinction that has been preserved by city legislation against buildings taller than the columns surrounding the dome (187 feet). The Capitol is located at the southwestern end of the Madison Isthmus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Capitol |
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Fin utsikt fra Capitolbygningen. Rundt Madison ligger sjøene Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Waubesa og noen mindre vann. Fra Capitol ser vi til både Mendota og Monona. For hundeeiere har jeg fått denne: If you have a dog look at this: https://yourdogadvisor.com/things-to-do-in-wisconsin/ |
Heg was born at Haugestad in the community of Lierbyen in Lier, Buskerud, Norway on December 21, 1829. He was the eldest of the four children of the innkeeper Even Hansen Heg (1790–1850) and his wife Sigrid "Siri" Olsdatter Kallerud Heg (1799–1842) The family moved to America in 1840, settling in the Muskego Settlement in Wisconsin. Hans Heg was eleven years old when his family arrived in Muskego. He soon earned a reputation for himself as being a gifted boy. Hans Christian Heg - Wikipedia (16. januar 2022) |
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The Black River is a river in west-central Wisconsin and tributary of the Mississippi River. The river is approximately 190 miles (310 km) long. During the 19th century, pine logs were rafted down the Black, h eading for sawmills at La Crosse and points beyond. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_River_(Mississippi_River) |
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Lørdag 26. september 2015 LA CROSSE Wisconsin – VESTBY Wisconsin - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota. Vi besøker den lille byen Westby og Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center. Like i nærheten er det en stor Amish bosetting og vi tar en liten runde med lokal guide i dette området. Hotellet i Bloomington ved Minneapolis er nærmeste nabo til Mall of America, et kjempestort kjøpesenter. Hotell (2 netter): Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, 2221 Killebrew Drive, Bloomington, MN 55425. |
An addition to the center - the Paul E. Stry Wing - was added in 1991. Construction of the wing was funded by the Paul E. Stry Foundation. |
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Norskedalen (which means the Norwegian Valley), is a nature and heritage center dedicated to preserving, interpreting and sharing the natural environment and cultural heritage of the area surrounding Coon Valley in southwest Wisconsin. Norskedalen has so much to offer in so many different ways, exploring the natural beauty, regional history and traditional Norwegian heritage of the region. |
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The Bekkum Homestead seeks to re-create a typical local farm at the turn of the century. The first buildings were moved to the site beginning the summer of 1982 from neighboring farms. Nearly all of the artifacts, including the houses and outbuildings, were donated by local families with major financial support provided by Owen and Dorothy Bekkum. The homestead is comprised of a house, summer kitchen, springhouse, corn crib, granary, outhouse, chicken coop, machine shed, stable, barn, blacksmith’s shop, and storage shed. http://www.norskedalen.org/experience-norskedalen/bekkum-homestead-open-air-museum/ |
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Dette kjennetegnes på at bladenes underside blir gulaktige, mens ribbene blir hvitaktige, slappe og pergamentaktige å føle på. Innhøstingen skjer på en dag med klart og tørt vær. Bladene sorteres i tre kvaliteter. De nederste bladene har dårligst kvalitet, de øverste er de mest verdifulle. https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobakksplante |
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Hovedgata i Westby Westby is a city in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,472 as of the 2019 census. The name "Westby" is a Norwegian name and literally translates to "Western city". Westby was named after general store owner and Civil War Union soldier Ole T. Westby of Biri, Norway, where many of the city's Norwegian-American settlers originated. |
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad began servicing Westby and surrounding townships in August 1879, and the La Crosse and Southeastern Railroad began service to the area in January 1905, though both railroads have long since ceased local operations. The Westby depot was torn down in 1970. Westby has one of the largest ski jumping hills in the United States. The Snowflake Ski Club hosts an annual ski jump event at the end of January and the beginning of February. The event includes a parade to introduce all of the participating countries, a competition for "Snowflake" royalty, and opportunities for local businesses to sell their wares. The event attracts competitors from all over the ski jumping world. Westby, Wisconsin - Wikipedia (16. januar 2022) |
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Amish-land, Cashton, Wisconsin. Down a country Road |
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and application of Scripture as the Word of God. They take seriously the Biblical commands to separate themselves from the things of the world. They believe worldliness can keep them from being close to God, and can introduce influences that could be destructive to their communities and to their way of life. http://lancasterpa.com/amish/ |
Vi har kryssa Mississippi og er i Minnesota The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system on the North American continent. Flowing entirely in the United States (though its drainage basin reaches into Canada), it rises in northern Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for 2,320 miles (3,730 km) to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River |
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Søndag 27. september 2015 MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota. Gudstjeneste med kirkekaffe i Mindekirken og sightseeing i tvillingbyene Minneapolis og St. Paul. Hotell: Som forrige natt. Country Inn & Suites by Carlson,
De skulle møte San Diego Chargers (Kampen ble vunnet 31-16) Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County, and larger of the Twin Cities, the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, containing approximately 3.8 million residents. As of 2014, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 46th-largest in the United States with 407,207 residents. Minneapolis and Saint Paul anchor the second-largest economic center in the Midwest, behind Chicago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis |
in experiencing the rich cultural heritage Mindekirken has to offer! Visitors from Norway come to Mindekirken for worship as they do in Norway and a good visit over a strong cup of coffee! Mindekirken enjoys a rich cultural experience – through language, music, arts and food. The church serves as a link between the Midwest and Norway. Mindekirken is honored to have His Majesty King Harald V as our patron. . http://www.mindekirken.net/index.php/about-us/who-ae-we |
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Den 25. september dro femti spente Rennbygger, inkludert Rennebu Songkor, avsted på en opplevelsesferie litt utenom det vanlige. Her er de i Mindekirken. |
Etter gudstjenesten ble det servert lunsj i underetasjen. |
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Paul katedralen The Cathedral of Saint Paulis a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota. It is the Co-Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, along with the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis. One of the most distinctive cathedrals in the United States, it sits on Cathedral Hill overlooking downtown St. Paul and features a distinctive copper-clad dome. |
It is the third largest completed church in the United States, and the fourth tallest. It is dedicated to Paul the Apostle, who is also the namesake of the City of St. Paul. The current building opened in 1915 as the fourth cathedral of the archdiocese to bear this name. On March 25, 2009, it was designated as the National Shrine of the Apostle Paul by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Vatican. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_Paul,_National_Shrine_of_the_Apostle_Paul |
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Leiv Erikson utenfor Capitolbygningen i St. Paul He was an Icelandic explorer considered by some as the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), before Christopher Columbus. According to the Sagas of Icelanders, he established a Norse settlement at Vinland, tentatively identified with the NorseL'Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in modern-day Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson |
Guthrie Theater http://www.guthrietheater.org/ The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrie_Theater |
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Saint Anthony Falls or the Falls of Saint Anthony |
Saint Anthony Falls or the Falls of Saint Anthony, located northeast of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the only natural major waterfall on the Upper Mississippi River. The natural falls were replaced by a concrete overflow spillway (also called an "apron") after it partially collapsed in 1869. Later, in the 1950s and 1960s, a series of locks and dams was constructed to extend navigation to points upstream. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Anthony_Falls |
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"Spoonbridge and Cherry" artist Coosje van Bruggen, 1942 – 2009 Spoonbridge and Cherry is a sculptural fountain designed by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. |
It was funded by a $500,000 donation from art collector Frederick R. Weisman and is permanently located in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. The piece was completed and installed in 1988 for the Sculpture Garden's opening and consists of a large cherry resting atop a large spoon partially straddling a small pond. Spoonbridge and Cherry - Wikipedia (11. desember 2022) |
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Mandag 28. september 2015 MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota – NORTHFIELD Minnesota – WILLMAR Minnesota. Vi starter dagen i hovedkvarteret til Sons of Norway før vi reiser videre til St Olaf College i Northfield sør for Minneapolis. Informasjon om arkivene til NAHA (Norwegian-American Historical Association) og rusletur på det vakre området før lunsj i King’s Room. På vei til Willmar gjør vi et stopp i Mankato og ser minnesmerket for den store massehengingen av indianere 26.desember 1862. Hotell: Best Western Plus Willmar, 2100 East Highway 12, Willmar, MN 56201. |
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Fra Sons of Norway kjørte vi til St. Olafs Collage i Northfield, Minnesota. St. Olaf, a four-year college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, provides an education committed to the liberal arts, rooted in the Christian Gospel, and incorporating a global perspective. In the conviction that life is more than a livelihood, it focuses on what is ultimately worthwhile and fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit. Now in its second century, St. Olaf College remains dedicated to the high standards set by its Norwegian immigrant founders. |
In the spirit of free inquiry and free expression, it offers a distinctive environment that integrates teaching, scholarship, creative activity, and opportunities for encounter with the Christian Gospel and God’s call to faith. The college intends that its graduates combine academic excellence and theological literacy with a commitment to lifelong learning. http://wp.stolaf.edu/about/mission/ |
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Chapel at St. Olaf College is a time of inspiration for body, mind and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness to their faith and invite the community to join them. All are welcome! http://wp.stolaf.edu/ministry/worship/ |
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Vi spiste lunsj på St. Olafs. God mat i King’s Room |
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I Mankato er det en liten park med et minnesmerket for den store massehengingen av indianere 26.desember 1862. |
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The Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising, (and the Dakota Uprising, the Sioux Outbreak of 1862, the Dakota Conflict, the U.S.– Dakota War of 1862 or Little Crow's War) was an armed conflict between the United States and several bands of Dakota (also known as the eastern 'Sioux'). It began on August 17, 1862, along the Minnesota River in southwest Minnesota. It ended with a massexecution of 38 Dakota men on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. Throughout the late 1850s, treaty violations by the United States and late or unfair annuity payments by Indian agents caused increasing hunger and hardship among the Dakota. Traders with the Dakota previously had demanded that the government give the annuity payments directly to them (introducing the possibility of unfair dealing between the agents and the traders to the exclusion of the Dakota). In mid-1862, the Dakota demanded the annuities directly from their agent, Thomas J. Galbraith. The traders refused to provide any more supplies on credit under those conditions, and negotiations reached an impasse. On August 17, 1862, one young Dakota with a hunting party of three others killed five settlers while on a hunting expedition. That night a council of Dakota decided to attack settlements throughout the Minnesota River valley to try to drive whites out of the area. There has never been an official report on the number of settlers killed, although in Abraham Lincoln's second annual address, he noted that not less than 800 men, women, and children had died. Over the next several months, continued battles pitting the Dakota against settlers and later, the United States Army, ended with the surrender of most of the Dakota bands. By late December 1862, soldiers had taken captive more than a thousand Dakota, who were interned in jails in Minnesota. After trials and sentencing, 38 Dakota were hanged on December 26, 1862, in the largest one-day execution in American history. In April 1863, the rest of the Dakota were expelled from Minnesota to Nebraska and South Dakota. The United StatesCongress abolished their reservations. |
Trial In early December, 303 Sioux prisoners were convicted of murder and rape by military tribunals and sentenced to death. Some trials lasted less than 5 minutes. No one explained the proceedings to the defendants, nor were the Sioux represented by defense attorneys. Pres. Abraham Lincoln personally reviewed the trial records to distinguish between those who had engaged in warfare against the U.S., versus those who had committed crimes of rape and murder against civilians. Henry Whipple, the Episcopal bishop of Minnesota and a reformer of U.S. policies toward Native Americans, responded by publishing an open letter. He also went to Washington DC in the Fall of 1862 to urge Lincoln to proceed with leniency. On the other hand, General Pope and Minnesota Senator Morton S. Wilkinson warned Lincoln that the white population opposed leniency. Governor Ramsey warned Lincoln that, unless all 303 Sioux were executed, "Private revenge would on all this border take the place of official judgment on these Indians." In the end, Lincoln commuted the death sentences of 264 prisoners, but he allowed the execution of 38 men. Even partial clemency resulted in protests from Minnesota, which persisted until the Secretary of the Interior offered white Minnesotans "reasonable compensation for the depredations committed." Furthermore, Republicans did not fare as well in Minnesota in the 1864 election as they had before. Ramsey (by then a senator) informed Lincoln that more hangings would have resulted in a larger electoral majority. The President reportedly replied, "I could not afford to hang men for votes. Execution One of the 39 condemned prisoners was granted a reprieve. The Army executed the 38 remaining prisoners by hanging on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota. It remains the largest mass execution in American history. The mass execution was performed publicly on a single scaffold platform. After regimental surgeons pronounced the prisoners dead, they were buried en masse in a trench in the sand of the riverbank. Before they were buried, an unknown person nicknamed "Dr. Sheardown" possibly removed some of the prisoners' skin. Small boxes purportedly containing the skin later were sold in Mankato. At least two Sioux leaders, Little Six and Medicine Bottle, escaped to Canada. They were captured, drugged and returned to the United States. They were hanged at Fort Snelling in 1865. Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_War_of_1862 |
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Choice winner in the 2011 inaugural year of the CityArt Walking Sculpture Tour. Capturing the whimsy, joy and integrity of children has been an important theme in the body of her work. Reading Magic shows what happens in the mind of a child as he or she reads. Julie states, “Our minds paint incredibly vivid pictures of the words we read. My boys have loved all the creatures of the earth, even those they’ve never personally seen.” Julie has been described as “a bright star of the local sculpture scene.” Exquisite detail is the hallmark of her work. https://www.cityartmankato.com/cityart/reading-magic/ (16.8.2019) |
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Tirsdag 29. september 2015 WILLMAR Minnesota – FARGO North Dakota. Gårdsbesøk i Sunburg ved Norway Lake. Norway Lake-settlementet ble etablert allerede i 1858. Flere av dagens norsk-amerikanere i dette området arbeider hardt for å ta vare på arven etter sine forfedre. Lunsj på Brannstasjonen i Sunburg og møte med flere av dem som gjør en stor frivillig innsats for å bevare både gamle hus og gammel historie. Hotell: Holiday Inn Fargo, 3803 13th Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58103
are in the city, as well as several smaller Lutheran congregations within a few miles. Despite its small size, Sunburg has several businesses including Skindelien hardware, a gas station, N & J's grocery store, Lake Region bank, Jorgenson's auto dealership, and the aforementioned Sunburg Creamery cafe. Sunburg also has a baseball team. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunburg,_Minnesota |
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Fra Obert og Carol Gjerdes farm kjørte vi til West Lake Church, med Obert og Carol som guider. |
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Ulikt de fleste andre arter i grasfamilien setter maisen vanligvis bare en eller to stengler. Hannblomstene sitter i toppen av planten, mens hunnblomstene vokser fram i bladhjørnene lenger ned på planten. Frøene blir dannet i kolbene i det hunnlige organet, og hunnblomstene blir etter hvert omdannet til maiskolber. https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mais |
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The Old Log Church Following the Civil War, immigrants flowed into the Norway Lake area with the majority from Norway and Sweden. On October 10, 1868, Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway Lake incorporated and built a log cabin worship facility at this site. Church records indicate that 490 baptisms, 142 confirmations, 72 marriages and 77 burials were conducted here. By 1875 the population had outgrown the Log Church which was later moved to the parsonage farm. To replace the log cabin, the congregation built two frame churches — East Norway Lake and West Norway Lake. Old Log Church Historical Marker (hmdb.org) (9. oktober 2023) |
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Så er vi på vei videre mot Fargo. Her ble det en ekstra pause på grunn av passerende tog. Det ble talt 78 vogner. |
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Onsdag 30. september 2015 FARGO North Dakota – BISMARCK North Dakota Dagen starter med et besøk på Hjemkomst Center i nabobyen Moorhead. Hovedattraksjonene her er vikingskipet Hjemkomst som seilte over Atlanterhavet i 1982, og en replika av Hopperstad stavkirke. På veien videre mot Bismarck gjør vi et stopp i Jamestown for å se National Buffalo Museum og den lille Frontier Village. Hotell (2 netter): Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, 3205 North 14th Street, Bismarck, ND 58503 Heimskomst THE HJEMKOMST VIKING SHIP, an enormous replica of a 9th-century Norwegian burial ship, may seem out of place in landlocked Moorhead, Minnesota, where the only body of water is the narrow Red River separating the town from Fargo, North Dakota. Standing under the boat’s long wooden hull evokes long voyages across icy seas, a far cry from the mini-malls and parking lots that surround it in this city. The Viking ship, however, actually sailed from New York to Norway in 1982, and has come to represent the seafaring heritage of much of the population of Minnesota, which has the largest number of Scandinavian Americans of any state. The Vikings were Old Norse speakers who ruled over much of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland from the 8th to the 11th centuries. |
expanded their domain immensely throughout this period. In 1960, a settlement discovered in Newfoundland, Canada, proved that Vikings had reached the Americas earlier than any other European explorers, around 1000 AD. Scandinavian Americans have long embraced this seafaring history and the early foray into the New World as an important part of their heritage. The Hjemkomst, whose name means “homecoming” in Norwegian, exemplifies this. The ship was constructed beginning in 1974 by Robert Asp, a guidance counselor at a local middle school, in a local potato warehouse. Asp was captain of the ship on its maiden voyage from Duluth out onto Lake Superior, but died of leukemia before he could realize his original dream of sailing the Hjemkomst all the way to Norway. Two years after his death, Asp’s children finally did, departing New York City and arriving a month later in Bergen, Norway. In 1983, the vessel was finally shipped back to Minnesota, where it is currently housed in the Hjemkomst Center, alongside a replica of a medieval Norwegian wood stave church. Hjemkomst Viking Ship – Moorhead, Minnesota - Atlas Obscura (16. januar 2022) |
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The Hopperstad Stave Church Replica is a replica of a Norwegian stave church located on the grounds of the Hjemkomst Center. The church was built in 1998 by Guy Paulson and was constructed of cedar, redwood, and pine. It is a full-scale replica of the 12th Century Hopperstad Stave Church in Vik, Norway. The church serves as a reminder of the Scandinavian heritage in the Red River Valley. Hopperstad Stave Church (Norwegian: Hopperstad stavkyrkje) is a stave church, just outside the village of Vikøyri in Vik Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The church is currently owned by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. The stave church is assumed to have been built around 1130 and still stands at its original location. In 1997, a series of samples from the logs were collected for dendrochronological dating of the church. A total of seven samples produced an estimate for the construction ranging from 1034 to 1116 and resulted in no definite conclusion. The only possible conclusion is that this is one of the oldest stave churches still standing. File:Hopperstad Stave Church Replica, Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead, Minnesota - 43957731971.jpg - Wikimedia Commons (16. januar 2022) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gaylord “Guy” Paulson was born on June 23, 1937, in Haakon County, South Dakota Years earlier, Paulson had seen a replica stave church in his native South Dakota. The church inspired him, and an idea began to take shape—one that would use his twenty-plus years of woodcarving experience and pay homage to his heritage as the son of Norwegian immigrants. He would build his own replica. Paulson and Beva agreed that this was a way that they could give back to the Fargo-Moorhead community. Paulson was not alone in his dream to build the church. Beva, his siblings, and other family members helped at all points during construction. Family friend Dale Ruff, an architect in Moorhead, donated the time of his architecture firm. Don Guida of Straight River Log Homes in Park Rapids agreed to build the main structure. The team took several trips to Norway to study the original building and look at plans and drawings made during its restoration in the 1880s. |
Kopi av Hopperstad stavkirke Originalen: Hopperstad stavkirke er en stavkirke med hevet midtrom som står på gården Hopperstad nær Vikøyri i Vik kommune, Sogn og Fjordane fylke i Norge. Stavkirken skal være bygd omkring år 1130, og den står på sin originale tuft. Wikipedia ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was decided in June of 1996 that the church would have a home at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. The Center was already the home of the Hjemkomst Viking ship replica, which had sailed to Norway in 1982 and partially inspired the church project. After the decision, Paulson began the ornate carvings that would decorate the interior and exterior of the church, and pine trees were cut for materials. Construction on the main structure began in August 1997, with the first two staves being placed in October of that year. The replica was built on-site and dedicated in 1998 when it was nearly complete. Visitors from Vik came for the ceremony bearing gifts. The replica was given to the City of Moorhead as a gift. The church was far from complete, however; Paulson took another three years to complete the ornamental carvings. In total, five and a half years went into the construction of the Hopperstad Stave Church Replica. Hopperstad Stave Church Replica, Moorhead | MNopedia (16. januar 2022) |
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i granitt, oppsatt i en park i Rouen i Normandie, en kopi står i Parken i Ålesund og en i Fargo, North Dakota. |
NATIONAL BUFFALO MUSEUM The National Buffalo Museum is a 6,000 square foot facility housed in a rustic log building at the Frontier Village in Jamestown, North Dakota. The museum exhibits focus on the history of bison in native American plains cultures, the near extinction of the bison, and the restoration of the species and eventual designation as the United States national mammal. http://www.buffalomuseum.com/visit/ |
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the source of its nickname, The Buffalo City. The sculpture is 26 feet (7.9 m) tall and 46 feet (14 m) long and weighs 60 short tons (54 t). It was constructed with stucco and cement around a steel beam frame shaped with wire mesh. The sculpture is complete in many respects of detail. It is sculptured after a male bison in mid-stride and is anatomically correct. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Largest_Buffalo |
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Torsdag 1. oktober 2015 BISMARCK North Dakota – MINOT North Dakota – BISMARCK North Dakota. Dagsutflukt til Norsk høstfest; en stor opplevelse! Hotell: Som forrige natt. Scandinavian Heritage Park The Scandinavian Heritage Park located in Minot, North Dakota is a magical place where you’ll find remembrances and replicas from each of the five Scandinavian and Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Step inside a real Stabbur, explore our full-scale replica Stave Church, from Gol, Norway, and walk around the 25 foot tall Swedish Dala Horse, to name a few of our most popular attractions!
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Behind Oimoen and Norheim: A full-size replica of the Gol Stave Church, which was moved from Gol, Hallingdal to the Folk Museum in Bygdoy Park in Oslo, Norway about 100 years ago, has a place of honor in the Heritage Park. https://scandinavianheritage.org/tour-the-park/gol-stave-church-museum/ Right: A large 30 feet tall Dala (dawla) horse, which is the most recognized Swedish symbol in the world, was dedicated by the Swedish Heritage Association on October 10, 2000. These brightly colored horses have been
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To the right: This stabbur is a replica of a storehouse from a farm near Telemark, Norway. The original was built about 1775. This replica was constructed in Norway. It was then disassembled and shipped to Minot where it was reconstructed in 1990. https://scandinavianheritage.org/tour-the-park/stabbur/ |
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Norsk Høstfest, Minot På vei til Norsk Høstfest. |
Grete lurer på om det er noe som er verdt å kjøpe. Svaret var nei. |
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Fin konsert med brødrene Solli-Tangen Solli-Tangen invites the Høstfest audience on a journey through the brothers' musical favorites ranging from the 1800s to current songs. Didrik and Emil Solli-Tangen have made their mark on big stages and television appearances both home and abroad, and are well known in Norway. Didrik is an educated classical singer from the Barratt Due Institute of Music, and Emil took his education at the National Opera Academy in Oslo. Last year they traveled throughout Norway celebrating the 200-Year Anniversary of the Norwegian Constitution. http://hostfest.com/entertainment/solli-tangen/ |
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Bjøro HaalandBilde fra: http://hostfest.com/entertainment/bjoro-haaland/ Vi fikk med oss en del av Bjøro Haaland-konserten også, men tok ingen bilder.
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other artist has appeared at Norsk Høstfest so many
times nor at any other festival! Bjøro Haaland is still going strong and his voice is better than ever. Bjøro first performed at Norsk Høstfest in 1982, and has been the fan favorite ever since! Billing himself as "the Norwegian Cowboy", Bjøro, who hails from Kristiansand, Norway, has become an international country singing sensation. Not your typical Norwegian listening fare back in Bjøro's earlier years. Something by Edvard Grieg, the great Norwegian composer, may have been more in vogue. Bjøro was around 9 years of age when he heard his first country music song - via a record his brother was playing. After that, he was hooked! His first stage appearance was as a teenager. The song? "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Don Gibson. When his fellow Norwegians heard him sing, they, too, were hooked! Bjøro immigrated to the United States the first time when he was just 17. For the next six years, he worked at installing floors and then became a steelworker, playing gigs after work and weekends whenever he could. http://hostfest.com/entertainment/bjoro-haaland/ |
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Fredag 2. oktober 2015 BISMARCK North Dakota – BILLINGS Montana. Vi fortsetter vestover til Montana. Dagens høydepunkt er besøk ved Little Bighorn Battlefield der borgerkrigshelten, general George Armstrong Custer, tapte slaget mot sioux- og cheyenne-indianerne ledet av blant andre Sitting Bull og Crazy Horse i 1876. Generalen og hele hans 7. kavaleri mistet livet. Dette slaget er et av de mest kjente slagene i indianerkrigshistorien. Hotell: Best Western Plus Kelly Inn & Suites, 4915 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101.
Bonden Henry O. Bakken utenfor Tioga, noen mil mot sørøst i delstaten, inviterer familie og naboer til grillfest for å feire: Oljeselskapet Amerada har nettopp truffet blink på jordet hans. Det ble en fulltreffer av en oljebrønn. I årene 1952 til 1967 produserte den 255 556 fat olje. Bakken havnet i historiebøkene, da oljefeltet ble oppkalt etter ham. (2015) http://www.fvn.no/okonomi/siste_nytt/Oljeboom-i-det-norske-Amerika-2473773.html |
Så langt hadde vi hatt sommerlig, fint vær. Men denne morgenen våknet vi til regn og kaldt vær. Oljepumpene er blitt symbolet på USAs nye makt. Jakten på det svarte gullet forvandler Nord-Dakota til vår tids Klondyke. Døende provinsbyer blir brølende vekstsentre. USA er verdens nye oljesupermakt. Velkommen til revolusjonen på prærien. Aftenposten besøkte Divide County høsten 2012, og artikkelen sto på trykk i økonomimagasinet 10. januar. Siden den gang er oljeproduksjonen i Nord-Dakota og Divide County vokst videre. I juli 2013 var produksjonen i Divide County økt til 1,1 millioner fat i måneden, mens Nord-Dakota nå produserer nesten 900 000 fat olje om dagen. |
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Medora was founded in 1883 along the transcontinental rail line of the Northern Pacific Railway by French nobleman Marquis de Mores, who named the city after his wife Medora von Hoffman. |
Marquis de Mores wanted to ship refrigerated meat to Chicago via the railroad. He built a meat packing plant for this purpose and a house named the Chateau de Mores, which is now a museum. As of the census of 2000, there were 100 people, 51 households, and 23 families residing in the city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medora,_North_Dakota |
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This area memorializes the U.S. Army's 7th Cavalry and the Sioux and Cheyenne in one of the Indian's last armed efforts to preserve their way of life. Here on June 25 and 26 of 1876, 263 soldiers, including Lt. Col. George A. Custer and attached personnel of the U.S. Army, died fighting several thousand Lakota, and Cheyenne warriors. http://www.nps.gov/libi/index.htm |
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Lørdag 3. oktober 2015 BILLINGS – BIG TIMBER – LIVINGSTON Montana Denne dagen oppholder vi oss i området mellom Billings og Livingston der mange nordmenn slo seg ned. Vi besøker Museum of the Beartooths i Columbus og Crazy Horse Museum i Big Timber. Her møter vi også norsk-amerikanere fra området. Hotell: Yellowstone Pioneer Lodge, 1515 West Park Street, Livingston, MT 59047. |
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The mission of the Stillwater Historical Society is to collect, preserve and share the rich history, art and culture of the Stillwater County area, through the Museum of the Beartooths. Grand Hotell: Built in 1890 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Grand Hotel has been restored to her original dignity. Enjoy Montana's finest cuisine in The Grand tradition, stay the night in our beautiful turn of the century decorated rooms, or have a beverage at our 1890 saloon. The Grand Hotel Restaurant serves locally raised beef and lamb and fresh seafood flown in daily, which our acclaimed chef prepares to world accolades. |
Grand Hotell, Big Timber Inger-Torill og damene som tok i mot oss i Big Timber. Vi er på Grand Hotell hvor vi skal spise lunsj. |
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Hovedgata i Big Timber med Grand Hotell Big Timber is a city in and the county seat of Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,641 at the 2010 census. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Timber,_Montana |
Jam session, 2 p.m., Hospitality House Everyone welcome! Date:
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Til høyre: Lodge President (Sons of
Norway avd. Big Timber) Carol C O'Dell og styremedlem i
Dis-Norge Johnny Lyngstad (reiseleder på Amerikaturen
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all ages and backgrounds in an effort to collect and preserve our county’s heritage. Our museum provides a historical look at Sweet Grass County with exhibits ranging from archaeological and geological finds and information to the Pioneer Room which features early settlers and their families, as well as exceptional rotating exhibits. http://www.crazymountainmuseum.com/ Sourdough is an unincorporated community in Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States. Sourdough is northeast of Big Timber. Sourdough appears on the Ryan Creek U.S. Geological Survey Map. History Established in 1912, Sourdough was an isolated village situated in the Crazy Mountains. It had homes and a schoolhouse. The schoolhouse has been restored and relocated to Big Timber and part of the Crazy Mountain Museum. There is nothing left in the location of Sourdough today. Sourdough, Montana - Wikipedia (9. oktober 2023) |
members of the Sons of Norway, Fjell Heim Lodge 524. In Norway the stabbur was a storehouse. It contained clothes, food, supplies, seasonal tools and many other items. A family farm could have several stabburs. The building was supported by four wooden or stone posts, each shaped into point and set back approximately 12 inches back from the edge. The post shape prevented mice from getting into the building. The buildings were also set a distance away from the main building to prevent mice and other animals leaping from roof top to roof top and then entering the stabbur. http://www.crazymountainmuseum.com/stabber.shtml (16.8.2019) |
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Melville is
an unincorporated community in
northern Sweet Grass County, Montana, United States. It lies along local roads just west of U.S. Route 191, north of the city of Big Timber, the county seat of Sweet Grass County. Its elevation is 5,020 feet (1,530 m). Although Melville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 59055, which opened on 4 January 1883. Located 20 miles north of Big Timber, Melville was established in 1877 as a village named after Colonel Melville, the arctic explorer. A post office first went into operation in Melville in 1883, and the first Lutheran congregation in Montana was established there in 1885. Until a church was built in 1914, all services were held in the schoolhouse. |
Melville is a
ranching community, originally settled by Norwegians.
It became regional a meeting place for Saturday night dances, horse races, and gambling. This resulted in the town quickly gaining a reputation for being particularly rough and tumble. At its height, Melville had a flourmill, a cheese factory, a hotel, at least four saloons, two stores and a drug store. The railroad in Big Timber made such luxuries as dried fruits and green coffee available. Melville is situated along the Sweetgrass River. The town provides supplies for the sheep camps in the Crazy Mountains and is the headquarters of the Cremer Stock Ranch, which is renowned for providing stock for western rodeos. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melville,_Montana |
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Fra Crazy Mountain-museet kjørte vi til Melville kirke. Ikke det tettest bebodde området i USA. |
Melville kirke. Langt fra nærmeste bebyggelse, men fullsatt hver søndag. |
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When I encountered this gable-front vernacular Gothic church in March 1984, its unadorned beauty framed by the Crazy Mountains was a take-your-breath away experience. I featured the church in my A Travelers Companion to Montana History book on page 121, and noted the congregation, established in 1885, had built the church in 1914. It has weathered the subsequent 100 years well, as the image below shows. The stewardship of the congregation in maintaining the building, when so many other rural churches have closed in the last 30 years, is to be congratulated. |
probably as old as the church, serving as public space within the shadows of the Crazy Mountains. http://montanahistoriclandscape.com/tag/melville-lutheran-church/ |
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Det skal være fin utsikt mot Crazy Mountain fra Melville. Dessverre lå de dekket av tåke da vi var på besøk. |
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For å komme til kirkegården måtte vi først kjøre et stykke med bussen. Så måtte vi gå et stykke langs en kjerrevei. Da vi var på vei fra porten på bildet over, og til kirkegården ble vi oppdaget av en flokk kviger. Hele flokken kom mot oss. Det er greit å møte noen kuer, men dette var litt for mange. Vi var glade da vi kunne lukke kirkegårdsporten etter oss. Men vi måtte jo tilbake. Dyra sto trofast og ventet utenfor. Alle kom heldigvis velberga tilbake til bussen. Den som ikke var helt fornøyd var bussjåføren. Noen av oss hadde tråkka i kuruker på veien. Sjåføren fant fram masse papir og sjekka alle sko før vi fikk gå inn i bussen igjen. |
En ensom kirkegård i Melville, Montana 20 miles north of Big Timber Hwy 191 take the Melville Road past the oldest Lutheran Church in Montana and go 1 mile and 2 acres of cemetery lies fenced off in black angus pasture with the Crazy Mountains as a background. http://www.interment.net/data/us/mt/sweetgrass/melville_luth/ |
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4. oktober 2015 LIVINGSTON Montana – YELLOWSTONE Wyoming - IDAHO FALLS Idaho. Søndagen byr på store naturopplevelser: Vi besøker Yellowstone National Park, kjent for både dyreliv og utrolige naturopplevelser som for eksempel geysirer. Vi krysser fingrene for godt vær! Vi kan glede oss til møte med lokale musikere i Idaho Falls. Hotell: Best Western Plus CottonTree Inn, 900 Lindsay Blvd, Idaho Falls, ID 83402. Været: Overskya om morgenen, men utpå dagen ble det fint vær. På ca 2400 moh ble tåka liggende mesteparten av dagen, men vi var for det meste lavere enn det. |
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Prærieantilope The pronghorn is a unique North American mammal. Its Latin name, Antilocapra americana, means "American goat-antelope," but it is not a member of the goat or the antelope family and it is not related to the antelopes found in Africa. The pronghorn is the only surviving member of the Antilocapridae family and it has been in North America for over a million years! |
Yellowstone Mational ParkIt's Wonderland. Old Faithful and the majority of the world's geysers are preserved here. They are the main reason the park was established in 1872 as America's first national park—an idea that spread worldwide. A mountain wilderness, home to grizzly bears, wolves, and herds of bison and elk, the park is the core of one of the last, nearly intact ecosystems in the Earth’s temperate zone. http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm Prærieantilope The pronghorn is the fastest animal in the Western Hemisphere. It can run at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and it can run long distances at speeds of 30-40 miles per hour. It can make bounds of up to 20 feet when it is running. When the pronghorn runs, its mouth is open so it can breath in extra oxygen. Speed is important because the pronghorn lives in open areas, and there is no place to hide from a predator! It has to be able to run away! https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/pronghorn.htm |
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The Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces have been a popular feature in Yellowstone since the early stagecoach routes up the Yellowstone River Valley. The Terraces, first described by the 1871 Hayden Survey, were given the name of White Mountain Hot Spring, even though they were well known and named before then. The step-like terraces form as heated water moves along the Morris-Mammoth Fault. The hot water carries dissolved calcium and bicarbonate to the surface of the terraces where pressure lessens. Carbon dioxide then escapes as gas and the carbonate combines with calcium to precipitate as travertine. |
Mammoth Hot Spring -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Mammoth Terraces are constantly changing shape and color. Springs which were active one to five years ago may be dry and lifeless now, yet activity may later resume. Along with changes of thermal activity come changes in color. Fresh travertine is bright white in color and as it weathers it changes to gray. Bright colored cyanobacteria and algae mats which were dependent upon a stable temperature and a flow of water also change as the microorganisms die creating a stark, bleak landscape. http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/mammoth.htm |
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Full stopp i trafikken når en flokk med bison har bestemt seg for å tilbringe en del av formiddagen der. Heldigvis fant de ut at gresset var grønnere på begge sider av veien og vandret sakte, men sikkert ut fra veibanen. |
Bison are among the largest hoofed mammals, standing 1.5 to 2 meters (5 to 6.5 feet) at the shoulder and weighing 350 to 1000 kg (800 to 2,200 lbs). Males are on average larger than females. The head and forequarters of bison are especially massive with a large hump on the shoulders. Both sexes have horns with the male's being somewhat larger. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bison |
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you along the edge of a deep canyon where the Yellowstone River flows swiftly hundreds of feet below you. Mountain backdrops, unique cliff formations, and a thermal feature in the distance on the banks of the river is what you can expect at this must-see wonder. There are some stairs to go up and down but it is very easy. Keep an eye out for black bears on your way to or from this area. They are often spotted wandering in the grassy woods on the side of the road. http://www.youryellowstonevacation.com/index.php?p=region®ion_id=2&category_id=38&m ember_id=210 |
Mount Washburn (10,243
feet) (3122meter) rests between Tower and
Canyon, and the entire drive is spectacular. The highway eventually reaches it's highest point at Dunraven Pass (8,859 feet), and if you then want to get even higher, there is a maintained hiking trail that takes you all the way to the summit of Mount Washburn in just a few short miles! Dunraven Pass (8,859 feet)
(2700 meter) is the highest road pass in
Yellowstone National Park, and because of this, it can get snow at any time of year- even summer. It's always the first to close during a regional snow storm, and it is always the first road to close in the fall as Yellowstone Park winds down for the winter. In addition to being on top of the
world, Mount Washburn in Yellowstone
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En bjørn!! Each year a number of park visitors are injured by wildlife when approaching too closely. Approaching on foot within 100 yards (91 m) of bears or within 25 yards (23 m) of other wildlife is prohibited. http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/wildlife.htm |
Black bears are smaller than grizzlies: adult males weigh between 200 and 600 pounds, females between 150 and 400 pounds. The black bear’s rump is higher than it’s shoulder, and it’s head is “Roman-nosed”, rather than the grizzly’s dish shape. Black bears feed on a variety of grasses, roots, berries, and other plants, in addition to small rodents and animal carcasses. http://yellowstone.net/wildlife/black-bears |
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Mud Volcano Area, also known for Black Dragon's Caldron, Sour Lake, Mud Caldron, Dragon's Mouth Spring, and Sulfur Caldron, is very acidic. Iron sulfide is responsible for the dark-gray, blacker brown-colored water, while hydrogen sulfide produces the "rotten egg" smell common to the Mud Volcano area. |
Sulfur Caldron is an unusual spring. It has a high acidity of nearly pH 1.2, similar to citric acid, and the growth of a specific bacterium has produced a yellow-colored spring which contrasts to the other dark-gray or black, iron sulfide springs. http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/mudvolcano.htm |
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Upper Geyser Basin. Old Faithful lengst til høyre. |
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Mandag 5. oktober 2015 IDAHO FALLS Idaho – SALT LAKE CITY Utah. Og så når vi endelig Salt Lake City som er verdens-sentrum for slektsforskning og for mormoner-kirken (Jesu Kristi Kirke av Siste Dagers Hellige). Hotell (2 netter): Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites, 230 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84101. |
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The Idaho Falls Greenbelt covers five miles on both sides of the Snake River. Hop on a bike or enjoy a walk on this beautiful paved path to explore the things that make Idaho Falls unique, including numerous local shops and restaurants and a 600 foot wide waterfall that spans the river. https://visitidaho.org/things-to-do/rail-to-trail/idaho-falls-greenbelt/ |
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coincident with the parallel of 40° 46′ 04″ north latitude, governs the surveys in the territory, except those referred to the Uintah meridian and Baseline projected from an initial point in latitude 40° 26′ 20″ north, longitude 109° 57′ 30″ west from Greenwich. Salt Lake meridian - Wikipedia (17. januar 2022) |
The Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City, began in 1894 as a one room repository. It has grown into a five-floor, top-notch genealogical research and collection library. The focus of the Family History Library has always been to increase access to the world's genealogical records while helping guests make personal family discoveries. Besides its impressive genealogy collection, the Library has an amazing staff of employees and volunteers and easy to use technological resources. Specialists and volunteers offer one-on-one consultations to assist you with your family history research. Items in our collection contain information about individuals who lived primarily before 1940
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Tirsdag 6. oktober 2015 SALT LAKE CITY. Dagen benyttes hovedsakelig til arkivbesøk. Family History Library er et kjempestort senter der vi også finner en stor samling norske bygdebøker på rekke og rad. Alle får hjelp til å finne fram til det de leter etter. Hotell: Som forrige natt. |
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Til høyre: Tempelet i Salt Lake City The location for the temple was first marked by Mormon prophet Brigham Young, the second president of the church, on July 28, 1847, just four days after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley. The temple site was dedicated on February 14, 1853 by Heber C. Kimball. Groundbreaking ceremonies were presided over by Young, who laid the cornerstone on April 6 of that year. The architect was Truman O. Angell, and the temple is said to feature both Gothic and Romanesque elements. Sandstone was originally used for the foundation. During the Utah War, the foundation was buried and the lot made to look like a plowed field to prevent unwanted attention from federal troops. After tensions had eased in 1858 and work on the temple resumed, it was discovered that many of the foundation stones had cracked, making them unsuitable for use. |
Although not all of the sandstone was replaced, the inadequate sandstone was replaced by quartz monzonite (which has the appearance of granite) from Little Cottonwood Canyon, located twenty miles (32 km) southeast of the temple site. Oxen transported the quarried rock initially, but as the Transcontinental Railroad neared completion in 1869 the remaining stones were carried by rail at a much faster rate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Temple |
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The pipes are constructed of wood, zinc, and various alloys of tin and lead. When it was initially constructed, the organ had a tracker action and was powered by hand-pumped bellows; later it was powered by water from City Creek. Today it is powered by electricity and has an electro-pneumatic action. Though the organ has been rebuilt and enlarged several times since 1867, the original, iconic casework and some of Ridges' pipes still remain in the organ today. The current organ is largely the work of G. Donald Harrison of the former Aeolian-Skinner organ firm. It was completed in 1948 and contains 11,623 pipes, 147 voices (tone colors) and 206 ranks (rows of pipes). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Tabernacle_organ |
of Latter-day Saints. The specification displays the same eclectic approach as that of the Tabernacle organ, but with a nod to the traditional European schools of organbuilding.
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discovered that many of the foundation stones had cracked, making them unsuitable for use. Although not all of the sandstone was replaced, the inadequate sandstone was replaced. The walls are quartz monzonite (which has the appearance of granite) from Little Cottonwood Canyon, twenty miles (thirty-two kilometres) southeast of the temple site. Oxen transported the quarried rock initially, but as the Transcontinental Railroad neared completion in 1869 the remaining stones were carried by rail at a much faster rate. Salt Lake Temple - Wikipedia (9. oktober 2023) |
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Fontene utenfor City Creek Center |
In the heart of Salt Lake City, City Creek Center is the retail centerpiece of one of the nation's largest mixed-use downtown redevelopment projects. This unique shopping environment features a retractable glass roof, a creek that runs through the property, a pedestrian skybridge and more. This world-class fashion and dining destination offers over 100 stores and restaurants including Nordstrom, Macy's, Tiffany & Co., Michael Kors, Coach, and Texas de Brazil Churrascaria, in a casual, pedestrian-friendly environment. http://www.shopcitycreekcenter.com/about_us |
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The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers and offices of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, the State Auditor and their staffs. The capitol is the main building of the Utah State Capitol Complex, which is located on Capitol Hill, overlooking downtown Salt Lake City. The Neoclassical revival, Corinthian style building was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting, and built between 1912 and 1916. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Beginning in 2004, the capitol underwent a major restoration and renovation project. The project added two new buildings to the complex while restoring many of the capital's public spaces to their original appearance. |
Grete fotograferer fra høyden med Capitol-bygningen. One of the largest projects during the renovation was the addition of a base isolation system which will allow the building to survive as much as a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. After completion of the renovations, the building was rededicated and resumed normal operation in January 2008. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Capitol (17.8.2019) |
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Mormon Battalion Monument Monument erected in honor of the Mormon Battalion. The monument sits on the Utah State Capitol grounds in Salt Lake City, Utah. Architects and contractors Frank Chase Walker and James M. Morrison came up with the idea for the monument in 1905. They eventually sold their dream to the State of Utah and the Mormon Battalion Monument Commission was created to carry out construction. The stone carver was Gilbert Riswold. It began construction in 1920's and was completed in 1927. Orginally dedicated on May 30, 1927, the monument was refurbished from 1992 through 1997 and re-dedicated November 1, 1997. The four side panels tell the story of the Battalion: The Enlistment; the March; the Discovery of Gold; and the Arrival of the Pueblo Detachment. The Mormon Battalion Man is meant to inspire us to be living memorials of their great dedication to the call from a Prophet of God. https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/RelEd/id/4962/ (17.8.2019) |
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Maleri: The Passing of the Wagons Gilbert White and Girard Hale |
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This impressive building has seen many changes in the 130-plus years since it was constructed. Once home to the Territorial Legislature and the seat of Salt Lake City government, Council Hall today is headquarters of the Utah Office of Tourism. A hybrid of Federal and Greek Revival styles, the hall was built of Utah sandstone, most of which was quarried in nearby Red Butte Canyon. The building was moved to its current location in 1968. https://www.10best.com/destinations/utah/salt-lake-city/downtown/attractions/council-hall/ (17.8.2019) |
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of many of the different ethnic groups that contributed to the great economic growth of the area during the first 50 years after the initial emigration. At the northeast corner is the "Suitcase" bison, representing a piece of luggage bearing travel stickers from many of Utah's top scenic attractions. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9KRD_Old_City_Hall_Council_Hall |
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Onsdag 7. oktober 2015 USA – NORGE. Avreise Salt Lake City kl. 12.22 UA 320 Ankomst Chicago kl. 16.29 Avreise Chicago kl. 21.05 SK 946 |
En ekstra frokost på flyplassen i Salt Lake City. |
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Vi måtte gå langt, og enda ta tog en strekning mellom terminalene. |
Vi hadde god tid på flyplassen i Chicago. Det ble tid til både en enkel lunsj og en tur i baren. Handling ble det lite av, siden det var få og veldig dyre butikker her. |
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Torsdag 8. oktober 2015 Ankomst Arlanda kl. 12.30 Avreise Arlanda kl. 13.50 SAS Ankomst Gardermoen kl. 14.45 |
Fra Gardermoen
flytog og båt til Slemmestad. Det hadde vært en fin reise, med hyggelig reisefølge, og med god guide, reiseleder og sjåfør |
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tilbake
til 1.side |
Bilder: Karl Martin og
Grete Tekst: Grete (med mange lånte tekster fra internett) |