Norsk Høstfest
norsk høstfest norwegian language norwegian autumn festival annual festival held fall minot north dakota u north america largest scandinavian festival event held north dakota state fair ground minot north dakota ten thousand people attend celebrate partake scandinavian culture entertainment altogether hosted cultural touchstone iceland denmark norway sweden finland estonia greenland åland faroe island germanspeaking europe netherlands festival founded former north dakota senator mayor minot chester reiten group friend shared interest celebrating nordic heritage festival c nonprofit organization raise fund preserve improve share scandinavian culture heritage educational program edition hostfest cancelled due covid global pandemic highlight festival include announcing annual scandinavianamerican hall fame inductee hall fame mean honoring person scandinavian descent north america achieved greatness field endeavor andor whose effort contributed significantly betterment mankind honor include selection annual miss norsk høstfest naming chester award recognizes festival excellence five category artisan exhibitor food concessionaire volunteer chairman norsk høstfest feature number nordic exhibit artisan craftsman chef participating høstfest week end september first day october presenter associated festival travel surrounding area introduce nordic heritage culture student effort named høstfest school additionally scandinavian youth camp held weekend prior høstfest child participating camp also perform festival event troll beauty contest norwegian folk dance swedish maypole dancer troll parade several headliner act booked night event limited event scandinavian theme headliner past included performer united state canada europe olson lori olson jim norsk hostfest heritage come alive helena mt farcountry press isbn emch paul thomas norsk hostfest celebration ethnic food ethnic identity dallas tx sil international isbn norsk høstfest website news norway son norway north dakota horizon minot chamber commerce nordmannsforbundet