Spring Spotlight:

Spring Grove 2024

Spotlight: Spring Grove, MN

As Minnesota’s first Norwegian settlement, Spring Grove will provide a perfect subject for our Spring Spotlight during our 20th Anniversary festivities. Norway House is proud to celebrate Spring Grove this year, in part because of the many connections we already share with the Southeastern Minnesota town:

  • Our newspaper, The Norwegian American, successor to Decorahposten (1874-1972), owns the collection of published comic strips of Spring Grove's famous characters, Han Ola and Han Per.

  • Heidi Eger is perhaps best known as our “Lefse Guru” and also runs a lamb farm near Spring Grove which will provide the meat for the fårikål (lamb in cabbage) at our Spring Dinner: An Evening to Celebrate Spring Grove!

  • The Sundet Family Aula, the event hall in our Innovation + Culture Center, is named for a family with deep Spring Grove ties.

  • We have a strong and growing relationship with the Giants of the Earth Heritage Center, and members of our staff and board are proudly connected.

  • Soil from Spring Grove was collected as a symbolic nod to our roots and placed in our foundation.

  • Our Kaffebar always keeps some Spring Grove Soda in stock.

Spring Grovers’ Tour Package

$55 General Public | $45 Members of Giants in the Earth

Available while supplies last. A portion of each ticket sold is underwritten by an anonymous donor.

For Spring Grove locals—enjoy group travel from Spring Grove to Minneapolis, overnight accommodations at the Danish American Center, and admission to all Spring Spotlight events on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

Special Feature: Spring Grove in The Norwegian American

Look for the June issue of The Norwegian American for a special section on some of the wonderful stories of Spring Grove, and of course, a little bit of Han Ola and Han Per.

  • Norway House membership comes with a digital subscription to The Norwegian American

  • Norway House members also get a 20% discount on a Print + Digital subscription to The Norwegian American

Spotlight Celebration Events

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Save the Date: Norway House Visits Spring Grove
Sep 27
Save the Date: Norway House Visits Spring Grove

Save the date for a group trip to Spring Grove and nearby communities like Decorah, IA! Details to be announcedat the Spring Dinner at Norway House on April 23, 2024.