Gratulerer Med Dagen

Today is Syttende Mai, Norwegian Constitution Day. This is usually a big deal in Ballard, now considered a Seattle neighborhood that used to be (and still should be) its own entity. But thanks to the restrictions on free association and public gatherings, Syttende Mai is a silent affair this time around. There’s no parade, no […]

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Viking Days 2013

While the Seattle area media might have been laser focused on the regional embarrassment that is Hempfest this weekend (Doritos, anyone?), there was a more noble event happening at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard. People there were on a high simply due to getting together to celebrate their common past through food, historical reenactments, […]

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