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2013 Activity Kalender:

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Click here for the Norwegian Anthem with the lyrics that we sing at each meeting:

Click here for the Norwegain Prayer, teaching us how to say it.

We have started a scrapbook with pictures of Ulseth Lodge past events,
so if you have any pictures you could share for this scrapbook, please bring them to our meetings! 
We also collect USED postal stamps, please bring them to any meeting!

2013 Kalendar of Upcoming Events: (please email Connie email webmaster if you have pictures that can be included here)

Our Lodge Norwegian book club generally meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month, see below:

2013 Activity Kalender:

Sunday, 13 January 2013, 6:30 pm. General membership meeting at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Hancock, to Install our new Officers and plan the 2013 Kalendar for the Ulseth Lodge. Please bring a desert or finger food to share; coffee and juice will be available. All members are invited to attend to have in-put in your Lodge kalender of events. What did you like or dislike or want to add?

16 January 2013 Wednesday 11:30am at Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 1100 College Ave, Houghton: The Norwegian Book Club meets! Please join us by reading the January book: we will discuss "The Birds" . You can find it, or order it, at North Wind Books Store at Finlandia.  Please join us!

  JANUARY 26, 2013 Saturday, Heikinpäivä Festival in Hancock. The Ulseth Lodge will walk in the parade carrying the Sons of Norway Barnelopet banner, 4 volunteers needed! (meet at parade gathering just before parade)  Heikinpaiva Events: Tori Market 10am-3pm at FAHC, Parade 11-11:30am, Wife Carry Contest 11:30 next to FAHC.

 

9 February 2013 Saturday, 7:30 pm right after the MTU Hockey game in the MTU Chemistry Bldg #19. We will have potluck snacks & drinks; and watch Torchlight parade and Fireworks! Michigan Tech Winter Carnival Torch Light Parade will come down Mt Ripley & Fireworks. The Sons of Norway, Ulseth Lodge members have reserved a room on the campus of MTU to view the parade and fireworks that start at 8:30pm from the warmth of the Chemical Sciences Building. That is building number 19 on the campus map here: www.mtu.edu/tools/map.html We will meet and socialize with family and friends starting at 7:30pm Saturday in second floor room 208, the Chemistry Learning Center. Juice and coffee will be provided; please bring a Norwegian dessert snack or finger food and watch this spectacular event! Please enter the building from the main entrance; across from the Union.

10 February 2013 Sunday: Barneløpet (children's ski event) at Hancock's Maasto Hiihto classic cross country ski trail, sponsored by our Ulseth Lodge, Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club, and the City of Hancock. Registration at 1 pm in the Hancock Chalet  for ages 3 to 17 and parents and community! Ski starts with age groups at 2 pm. Skiers who register and finish will receive a large enameled color medal. Hot chocolate and cookies will be available at the Chalet after the ski.  Volunteers are needed to bring baked goods, help with the race, and inside the Chalet for this 6th Annual event. Contact the Stordahls' 492-0292 if you can help.  Click here for registration form. Click here to see pictures of the 2010 year's, Barneløpet taken by KeweenawNow journalist.

Book Club! rescheduled to 27 February 2013 Wednesday 11:30am at Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 1100 College Ave, Houghton: The Norwegian Book Club meets! Please join us by reading the February book: we will discuss "Brikebeiner: A Story of Motherhood and War", by Jeff Foltz. You can find it, or order it, at North Wind Books Store at Finlandia or other book stores on line. Please join us!

The two Birkerbeiners brought the young Haakon Haakonssøn to safety in 1206 across the stormy and dangerous mountains from Lillehammer to Østerdalen. Thursday, Feb 21, 2013 The Barnebirkie near Hayward, Wisconsin is a race for over 1,000 children during the famous annual Brikebeiner cross country ski race in nearby Hayward/Cable. It is a tribute to the original Birkebeiner ski marathon in Norway to save the infant future King of Norway in 1206. The Sons of Norway, District 5, sponsors the cookie tent at the children's race; our Ulseth Lodge is asked to send cookies to give to the children as they finish the race. So if you can donate some cookies to this event, please package them in a box or ice cream bucket (not wrapped individually) and label the container Ulseth Lodge cookies and the amount of cookies enclosed (Nancy has containers you can use). Bring the cookies to the kitchen of Gloria Dei Lutheran church in Hancock and place in the refrigerator sometime by 4pm Tuesday Feb 19th.  Local member, Nancy Imm, volunteers at the race and will deliver our cookies again this year. Contact Nancy if you have any questions. email
Click here to see a video of a previous Barnebirkie in Hayward, Wisc.

CANCELLED! Saturday, 9 March 2013, 10am to 2pm Ulseth Lodge celebrates Vinterfestuka! Bring your skis or snowshoes or just come and enjoy the potluck dinner! Gather at the Chalet at Maasto Hiihto ski trails in Hancock. We will eat at noon in the warm Chalet and ski or snow shoe on the trails anytime after 10am. (walkers not allowed on trails, snowshoes have to stay off the set ski tracks) Bring soups, crockpots, breads, desserts and your own plates and eating utensils; if you can bring soup or chili for this, please contact Stordahls 482-0292.  Bring the family, friends and a dish to pass and enjoy the great outdoors! March is the month that Northern Norway celebrates Vinterfestuka to honor the Sun Goddess, Sunna. This festival begins at first Sun and continues until evening shadows darken the sky. They celebrate the sun because they live without seeing the sun during the winter months. At this day they celebrate that the sun has arrived again.

Book Club! 20 March 2013 Wednesday 11:30am-1:00pm at Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 1100 College Ave, Houghton. Join the Sons of Norway, Literature/Book Club Culture Group!   The March book is "The Growth of the Soil" by Knut Hamson. You can find it, or order it, at North Wind Books Store at Finlandia or other book stores on line. Please join us!

  Book Club! 17 April 2013 Wednesday 11:30am-1:00pm at Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 1100 College Ave, Houghton. Join the Sons of Norway, Literature/Book Club Culture Group! The April book is  The Life of Roald Amundsen, by Stephen Brown. You can either buy the book locally new or used on line or borrow it from a club member: Contact Andrea for more details on this month's selection. email

Book Club! 15 May 2013 Wednesday 11:30am-1:00pm at Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 1100 College Ave, Houghton. Join the Sons of Norway, Literature/Book Club Culture Group!  The May book is Torbjorn's Gold, by John Eric Nystul. Contact Andrea for more details on this month's selection. email

  Syttende Mai!


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Norwegian National Anthem

CANCELLED SATURDAY June 2013; 6pm dinner, Sankthansaften (Longest Day) Celebration! At the Breakers Shelter in McLain State Park*, off M203 past Hancock; potluck dinner and watch sun set on the longest day of the year!  Dinner will be at 6:00pm, featuring a Fish Fry by members Shirley and Jerry Lamppa! The rest of us will bring all the rest of the fixings. There will be a few Brats grilled for those non-fish eaters. If you have never tried the Lamppa's fish, you will be in for an awesome treat! We will be at the shelter located at the far West end of the park. There will be a small charge to defray the cost of the fresh fish; please call Eileen at 482-0292 for rsvp on the fish/brats and what you will bring. This fun event will include games for kids of all ages and social hour starting before the 6pm dinner. If you have a fun Norwegian t-shirt, wear it!  Bring your dish to pass, your fav beverage, and bring your own plates and utensils.
*It will be FREE to drive into McLain State Park if you have a "P" sticker on your car's Plate, otherwise, there is FEE.

Remember, call Eileen at 482-0292 for RSVP on how many will be eating fish and what dish you will bring to share.
The summer solstice, is celebrated in Norway every June on the longest day of the year. It is called Jonsok/Sankthansaften or St. Hans Aften (St. John's Eve) in Norway; June 24th is the birthday of St. John the Baptist, which used to be the longest day before the Gregorian calendar. Midsummer's Eve celebrations, were pagan in origin, and featured bonfires. They were lit to protect against evil spirits which were believed to roam freely when the sun was turning southwards again. On this day, barbeques are held featuring games and lotteries. Bonfires are still a main part of the observance in Norway. 

 Our event is on Saturday evening so you could also attend the Annual Scandinavian MidSummer Fest in Marquette 11am-Dusk at Presque Isle Park (their event started in 1999).

Summer picnic! Sunday, August 11, starting at 2 pm: The Ulseth Lodge of the Sons of Norway invite you to a fun yard party potluck at the lake camp of Jerry and Shirley Lamppa!

17 August 2013 Saturday,  Heritage Days in Calumet, need volunteers for the Norwegian Lutheran Church tours in Calumet for Heritage Days! (NLC is the future home of the Ulseth Lodge!) Help is needed this year to help the Norwegian Lutheran Church in Calumet.


September: We are encouraged to Please bring guests who may be interested in the Culture and Heritage of Norway and in joining our Lodge! Meeting will be done in time to watch the Parade of Nations starting at 11am in front of the old middle school in Hancock! Please volunteer to carry our Norwegian Flags in the parade!


Book Club! 18 September 2013 Wednesday 11:30am-1:00pm at the home of Andrea H. Join the Sons of Norway, Literature/Book Club Culture Group!  The October book is
Canoeing with the Cree  by Eric Sevareid. Contact Andrea for more details on this month's selection. email We will also be saying farewell to Patricia VanPelt who is moving away.


Book Club! 16 October 2013 Wednesday 11:30am-1:00pm at Good Shepard Lutheran Church, 1100 College Ave, Houghton. Join the Sons of Norway, Literature/Book Club Culture Group!  The October book is
Beyond Sing the Woods, Trygve Gulbranssen. Contact Andrea for more details on this month's selection. email

  Thursday, October 24, 2013:

 

Annual Julefest! 8 December 2013 Sunday 3 pm, Annual Julefest celebration program, with short music sing-a-long, and pot luck dinner, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hancock; Program is Odegard Family experiences in Norway !  If you need a ride, please contact us. If you have them, wear your Norwegian clothing or red and royal blue colors and bring your tasty Norwegian specialty foods! The lodge will provide juice and coffee.  We also like to donate to the GDLC food drive box, so bring in a non-perishable food item to add to the box! If you have been collecting used postal stamps for the Norwegian children's charity TUBFRIM, bring them too! If you have taken any pictures of our Ulseth Lodge events, bring them to include in our album!  Bring Family and Friends and Dish to pass!
If you have any questions, contact Ralph Lund337-3392 or rqlund@starband.net

Click to see activities from previous years:
2005, 20062007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, current year


Our 2012 and 2013 slate of elected Officers and Program Appointees are:
President - Ralph Lund,
VP - Wayne Stordahl,
Secretary and Hospitality - Eileen Stordahl,
Treasurer - Gregory Odegard,
Music - Robin Øye
Cultural Director - Nancy Imm
Programs - All of Us!
Membership - Shirley Lamppa
Audit Comm - Bryan Milde and Ronda Bogan
Webmaster and Publicity - Connie Julien,
Adopt a School Program Rep: Ardys Maki
Sports & Recreation Directors: Nancy Imm and Ronda Bogan
Youth Director: need a volunteer!
Trustees: Maggie Vanek, Ronda Bogan, Karen Johnson.
Foundation Director: Lois Blau

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Here are a few Norse Julefest songs on youtube:
Kerstin Blodig: Det kimer nu til Julefest  and Sissel album "Glade Jul (Silent Night)"

Sissel is a Norwegian soprano with a magnificent voice - this is her beautiful rendition of Auld Lang Syne.

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We collect various items for youth fundraisers which you can bring along to any meeting:

Used postal stamps! We send these to Norway for handicapped and disadvantaged youth and send them to TUBFRIM. Please give the used stamps to Nancy Imm.

Here is the list of items the Hancock Middle School collects to raise funds, mostly for technology-type items, give them to Ardys Maki:
Box Tops for Education
Econo food receipts
Our Family labels (Econo)
Coke Rewards (bottle caps on 20-oz and liter bottles, also 12 packs)
Milk Caps (must be Morning Glory milk)
Campbell Soup labels

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Norwegian goods
in the UP:
Traditional Norwegian Rosemaling and other Norwegian gift items by Pat Virch from Marquette
let me know of others in the UP!

Norwegian T-shirts and more: http://shop.cafepress.com/norway

Do you know any Norwegian Cafes in or near the UP?
If so, where are they? Contact us
Norske Nooks: in Wisconsin: Hayward, Rice Lake, Eau Claire, Osseo
Sunburg Creamery Cafe and Bakery, Sunburg, Mn (N of Wilmar)
Borgen's Cafe, Westby, Wisc (SE of LaCrosse)
Carl's Lefse, Hawley, Mn (W of Duluth 220 miles, 20 miles E Fargo, ND) home of the Hjemkomst Viking sailing ship
Sister Bay Cafe, Solbjorgs, Sister Bay, Wisc (Northern Door County, NE of Green Bay) Awesome Lefse here!!
Al Johnson's Swedish Cafe & Butik, Sister Bay, Northern Door County, Wisc (Swedish food, but no lefse)
Swedish Pantry, Escanaba, MI (Swedish food, but no lefse)

Norwegian Table Prayer

I Jesu navn går vi til bords
å spise, drikke på ditt ord.
Deg, Gud til ære, oss til gavn,
Så får vi mat i Jesu navn.
Amen.
  In Jesus' name to the table we go
To eat and drink according to His word.
To God the honor, us the gain,
So we have food in Jesus' name.
Amen.

Instructions on how to say/sing the Norwegian Table Prayer

Norwegian Stave Church replicas in America:

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Ulseth Lodge Videos:


Julefest 2008: Ole & Lena skit by our local Ole & Lena, Paul and Sue Slinde!

Syttende Mai 2009 program: Norwegian Waltz composed by Connie Julien's Norwegian grandfather, Arthur Bell (1886-1966) performed by Dave Bezotte with Luke Dedo.

   Julefest 2009: video of Lief playing Edvard Grieg on piano


We have started a scrapbook with pictures of Ulseth Lodge past events, so if you have any pictures you could share for this scrapbook, please bring them to our meetings!
Here are a few Julefest songs on youtube: Kerstin Blodig: Det kimer nu til Julefest  and Sissel album "Glade Jul (Silent Night)"

The Lord's Prayer in Old Norse

 

Contact:

Sons of Norway, Ulseth Lodge
Ralph Lund President 337.3392 or email webmaster

Norwegian Lutheran Church
Historical Society
608 Elm Street
Calumet, Michigan 49913
(906) 337-3731 for further information or email webmaster

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