Barnebirkie Photo Gallery | Sons of Norway District 5

2023 Barnebirkie Cookie Train! D5 President Cheryl Wille-Sclesser says "Soon, The Biggest Show on Snow begins. Cookies are packed in multiple vehicles ready for the trip north! Wishing all competitors and the kiddos in the barnebirkie good luck."

An update from one of the cookies trains that safely made it to Hayward on Wednesday in preparation for Thursday's Barnebirkie! Lucy Ghastin, Judy Ghastin and Cheryl Wille-Schlesser headed up with a lot of cookies and hopefully had room for luggage! From southern Wisconsin we have a total of 245.5 dozen cookies. That includes Cheryl’s cookies from Mt. Horeb

And peeking over the cookies are Lucy Ghastin and Cheryl Wille-Schlesser with Judy Ghastin as the driver!

Welcome to Hayward, Wisconsin home of the 49th American Birkebeiner.

Three of the cookie ladies at the Expo.Sandy Olson, Judy Ghastin and Lucy Ghastin worked long hours at the cookie table.

A cookie monster? No- It's Robert Fossum keeping the cookies coming at the Celebration Tent. .Robert Fossum serves cookies at the Celebration Center in downtown Hayward.

Pastor Joe Iverson from Galesville got in a photo op with cookie ladies.

Suited up and ready to register

District 5 President, Cheryl Wille-Schlesser, registers a skier for the Barnebirke

Cutie, excited to ski

Ringing the bell

On your mark! Ready to take off on the 1K race.

The Finish Line!

A happy skier crosses the finish line and receives a medal.

The first Barnebirkie cookie customer of the day

Lisa Rowe-Williams, the new Youth Director for District 5, tells visitors about Masse Moro.

We met the lady with Lucy Ghastin at our restaurant meal on Wednesday night. She talked to us about all our Norwegian sweaters and said she would wear her sweater and come see our cookie booth at the Expo center

D5 Sports Director Lisa Rove-Williams

District 5 Sons of Norway popular “Cookie Booth” at the 2023 Birkie Expo.

Our young people love the cookies, thanks to all of our D5 members.

“We love cookies, thank you!”

Sandy Olson showing off one of many delicious donated cookies – tusen takk to all of our members. Judy Ghastin is busy working in the background.

Sandy Olson with Birkie Royalty!

We did it! District 5 conquered the snowstorm, brought 900 dozen cookies to the 2023 Barnebirkie in Hayward. Over 800 kiddies and parents said 'tusen takk' to our lodges for the delicious treats. All the Birkie volunteers were so helpful too!

2022 Barnebirkie Day, scenes from the Sons of Norway Cookie Tent! Almost 700 kiddies (lots of parents too), 10,000 cookies, 10 degree weather in Hayward, but sunny. Some little ones even brought a box to hold more cookies! Tusen takk to Sports Director Audrey Severson for coordinating the event...it was a great day!