Norway

On this date in 1995 the Bismarck Tribune reported that Nels Berger of Williston received a birthday telegraph from King Harald V (the 5th), King of Norway. Why would the king want to congratulate a retired farmer in North Dakota? Well, not only was Nels Berger originally from Norway, but he had turned 110, making him the oldest person in the state.

On this date in 1868, Sondre Norheim competed in Norway’s very first national skiing competition. He had never competed outside his home territory of…

On this date in 1913, Olaus Abelseth was celebrating his mother’s birthday, and felt fortunate to be alive, having survived the sinking of the…

In 1914 a Centennial Exposition was held in Kristiana, Norway to recognize the passage of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814. The exhibition was seven…

A Norwegian company is expanding into the Bakken play in western North Dakota. As Prairie Public's Dave Thompson reports, Statoil wants to expand its…

Members of a North Dakota delegation looking at Norway’s energy industries toured a facility at Mongstad that is billed as “the world’s largest C-oh-two…

Friday, June 8– Author Claire Eide discusses his book, “Different Tales from Distant Trails,” a collection of short stories, poems and articles. ~~~ We…