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Nordkap volunteers at meatball dinner. Each year Nordkap Lodge hosts a Norwegian meatball dinner served by lodge volunteers at the Finnish Center’s Scandinavian Market in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Hundreds of Christmas shoppers come each November to buy Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, and Icelandic goods and foods and to purchase delicious meals prepared either by the Finns or by Nordkap volunteers.

Circle City - 2024 Indianapolis Interational Festival

Fagernes Juletre Fest 2024

Mandt Lodge hosts an annual Family Christmas Event with free photos with Santa (note the SN promotion!), a bake sale, Dollar Shopping store for kids only, and crafts with the Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers. Santa and characters from the movie Frozen also make their appearances.

Mandt Lodge members hosted a bus trip to Chicago's Christkindlmarket at Daley Plaza for members and non-members. This was the third bus trip the lodge hosted with the other two going to Luther College’s Christmas Concert dress rehearsal in Decorah, Iowa. The other was a Chicago shopping trip to IKEA and Woodfield Mall.

Ostestaden member, Bradley Goplen, helps Mandt Lodge with their Family Christmas Event free photos with Santa. Bradley brings his backdrop, numerous cameras, printers and all the families can take pictures with Santa and other characters from the movie Frozen.

Members of the Music City Vikings enjoy the group’s annual 2024 Julefest event. Pictured are Sharol Hopwood, Debrah Sickler-Voigt, Norbert Voigt, Sandy Lane, Sharon Lassiter, and Carrol Lane.

2024- Art Lensgraf, President of the Music City Vikings, welcomes the crowd to our annual Julefest at the Brentwood Country Club in Brentwood, TN.

Members of the Music City Vikings gathered at the home of Sandy and Carroll Lane to make lefse to sell as a fundraiser at their annual Julefest. Pictured are Sandy Lane, Brenda Kerr, and Sharon Lassiter.

Wergeland Lodge of La Crosse rang bells for the Salvation Army on two days in November. The response was generous even though it seemed early in the year. Sweet little Chester really brought in the donations!

Valhall Lodge 2024 Juletre Fest - Julenisse and helpers