March 12, 2008
Kansas' Swedish Smorgasbord
Kansas' Swedish Smorgasbord
That's the headline for a nice feature story about Lindsborg published on AAA's online travel website, Home & Away. The article covers a broad variety of topics, including the Wild Dalas, Swedes' love of coffee and the newly opened Swedish Crown restaurant. There's no real news for residents and frequent visitors to Little Sweden, USA, but it's a great article to share with family, friends and other potential visitors.
You can read the article here: Kansas' Swedish Smorgasbord
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February 2, 2008
Test Entry
This entry will probably be removed after testing.
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October 16, 2007
Svensk Hyllningsfest 2007 Parade
Lindsborg's 2007 Svensk Hyllningsfest celebration continued on Saturday, beginning with the parade, which was held under blue skies! Naturally, I took a few (195) photos. I whittled that set down to 95, which are posted at Flickr, and from there I was able to select my 25 favorites, shown below in the extended entry area:
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October 13, 2007
Svensk Hyllningsfest 2007, Day 1
Svensk Hyllningsfest is Lindsborg's biennial long weekend festival when community members welcome thousands of visitors and revel in the excitement and pageantry of a three-day "tribute to the Swedish pioneers" who first settled the Smoky Valley of central Kansas in 1869.
Established in October 1941, Hyllningsfest is the community's own creation, something unique in Swedish-America. The locally-created term literally means Swedish "honoring festival." This year's theme is "Swedish Tributes, Treasures & Traditions."
Today marked one of the very rare times when the proceedings had to be moved indoors, due to a strong storm that included heavy rain and lightning.
The change in venue, to the Forsberg Gymnasium at the Soderstrom School, didn't lessen the enthusiasm of the performers or the crowd. Close to 1000 people filled the gym, and school superintendent Glenn Suppes and staff deserve a big hand for accomodating the festivities on very short notice.
Below are a few photos I took, beginning with local and visiting dignitaries including Hector Vallejos, the mayor of Munkfors, Lindsborg's sister sister in Sweden. Also present were Lindsborg's mayor, Judy Neuschafer, and the new president of Bethany College, Dr. Ed Leonard. Guests of honor were this year's Hyllningsfest Royalty, Ken and Marilyn Sjogren. The last couple of pictures are of my grand-daughter Moneka, captured as she's performing a traditional Swedish folk dance.
The pictures also include a a few of young perfomers today; a few more images are available at Flickr.
The school orchestra and special guests.
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The mayor of Munkfors addresses Hyllningsfest attendees.
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Crowning this year's Hyllningsfest Queen.
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Ken acknowledges the honor of being selected as Hyllningsfest Royalty.
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Tiffany and Moneka accompany the 1st-graders during one of their dances.
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The Hyllningsfest Royalty and the mayors watch with interest.
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Sig has a colorful costume!
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Moneka demonstrates some fine Swedish style!
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September 30, 2007
Lindsborg Community World Fair 2007
Today was the first annual Lindsborg Community World Fair which was sponsored by Lindsborg Tomorrow, a group focused on Lindsborg's future. Due to the high wind conditions we moved from Swensson Park to the Stroble-Gibson Center on Bethany Campus. In some ways I suppose it worked better indoors (there were walls behind the tables for posting flags and banners), but we did miss the bandshell stage and the general nice atmosphere in the park.
The event featured over 20 tastes, talents and tables representing food and culture from around the world. There was a wide variety of food, available in snack-sized servings, from Asia, Africa, Europe, and both South and North America. The tasty treats included both sweet and savory items and were very good! Most of the tables were decorated with cultural items from the various countries represented, and throughout the afternoon there were musical and other performances from around the world. Great fun!
We even had a contest for the best taste, talent and table. The best taste was won by the Italian entry and the best talent was won by the salsa dance group; their table also won the best table award. Thanks to everyone who participated by bringing a taste, performing or decorating their table; without you, there would be no fair!
In addition to the entertainment, this event provided an opportunity for Lindsborg Tomorrow representatives from each of the Action Teams to give brief updates on their group's past activities as well as provide information to prospective team members. The freewill offering at the door helped raised money to support the Lindsborg Tomorrow effort.
And I took pictures. 330 to be exact! I whittled that set down to 172 and have posted them to Flickr: Lindsborg World Fair. I've also selected the best 50 and posted them to Flickr: Lindsborg World Fair (top 50). Finally, I chose my favorite 20 images and they're shown below.
I hope you enjoy the photos as much as the crowd enjoyed the fair this afternoon; I know I had a great time and heard many positive comments from happy fair-goers. A very special tip of the hat to Terry Larson, who was the force behind the first annual Lindsborg Community World Fair. She will claim that Greg, Greg, Glenn and I helped, but we know what really happened; congratulations on a great job Terry!
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April 26, 2007
Midsummer's Day Image Index
I've taken quite a large number of photographs during recent Midsummer's Day Festivals in Lindsborg. I share the photos on my personal blog, All the Pages Are My Days, and on my Blog About Lindsborg, Little Sweden USA, as well as at Flickr.
Below is an index of all the photoblog entries from Little Sweden, USA that have pictures from Midsummer's Day. Click on any of the post titles to be taken to the entry where the photos are displayed. Also, here's a link to the Midsummer's Day photos on Flickr.
Midsummer's 2006: Misc Images
We'll wrap up the photo coverage of this year's Midsummer's Day Festival in Lindsborg, Kansas with a few photos that didn't fit in any of the other categories. This Swedish flag helped set the tone for the day.
Posted in Little Sweden USA on July 2, 2006 01:51 PM
Midsummer's 2006: Lindsborg Folkdanslag
The Lindsborg Folkdanslag provide their unique brand of Swedish Folk Dancing as they entertain the crowds at Lindsborg's 2006 Midsummer's Festival on June 17th.
Posted in Little Sweden USA on July 1, 2006 01:18 PM
Midsummer's 2006: Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers
It's always a treat to watch the Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers perform, and this year's Midsummer's proved to be no exception! They infuse their dancing with a spirit and vigor that is refreshing and joyful to watch.
Posted in Little Sweden USA on June 30, 2006 10:16 PM
Midsummer's 2006: Leikarring Dancers
At the 2006 Midsummer's Festival in Lindsborg we were fortunate to have not one, but two visiting dance groups. I've already posted images of the Mora Folkdanslag, from Mora Sweden, and here's a set of images of the Leikarring, a...
Posted in Little Sweden USA on June 29, 2006 11:06 AM
Midsummer's Photo Update: Mora Folkdanslag
I'm making great progress and have almost finished processing the 930 photos I took at last weekend's Midsummer's celebration. I've cut the number of keepers down to a little under 300. That's still high, but when one considers there were...
Posted in Little Sweden USA on June 29, 2006 11:02 AM
Midsummer's Swedish Fashion Review
One of the highlights of the weekend's Midsummer's celebration was the Swedish Fashion Review. A nice variety of costumes were modeled, including both modern costumes as well as vintage designs that included pieces of costumes brought over from Sweden by...
Posted in Little Sweden USA on June 24, 2006 01:30 AM
Midsummer's Day 2006
One week ago Lindsborg celebrated the annual Swedish holiday known as Midsummer's. For the second year in a row, I provided publicity for the event, and once again it was a wonderful, challenging and rewarding experience. You can read more...
Posted in Little Sweden USA on June 24, 2006 01:22 AM
Midsummer's Day: Photos and Commentary
I had the very special pleasure to attend my first Midsummer's Day festival in Lindsborg yesterday. It was a beautiful day, sunny but not too hot and the north(Swensson) park in Lindsborg was filled with people enjoying the day. ...
Posted in Little Sweden USA on June 19, 2005 04:57 PM
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November 26, 2006
Lindsborg Bridge Lighting and Holiday Kickoff
Lindsborg kicked off the holiday season with the annual Bridge Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, November 25th at 5:30pm. Observers and participants met at the bridge for the ceremony, which was followed by a procession north on Main Street.
The walk concluded at Swensson Park, where there was a brief ceremony that included carols, lighting of the Heritage Tree and refreshments. The Lindsborg Youth Choir performed a few carols; Moneka is in the choir and performed a duet with Anita.
This was a nice way to begin the holiday season and one could easily imagine similar ceremonies stretching back in time, with the only real difference being the use of fire to light the crowd and performers.
Larger versions of these images are available at my Flickr Bridge Lighting set.
Lighting of the Smoky Hill Bridge marks the beginning of the holiday season in Lindsborg.
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The procession begins with flatbed trucks loaded with happy celebrants.
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The more athletically inclined start their march towards Swensson Park.
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The ceremony begins with a reading of the history of early holiday celebrations near Lindsborg.
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The Lindsborg Youth Choir performs as the Heritage Tree at Swennson Park is lit up with bright holiday lights.
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I love this intimate view of the audience and the Lindsborg Youth Choir.
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Lindsborg Youth Choir performing at the lighting of the Heritage Tree.
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Lindsborg Youth Choir performing at the lighting of the Heritage Tree.
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July 2, 2006
Midsummer's 2006: Misc Images
We'll wrap up the photo coverage of this year's Midsummer's Day Festival in Lindsborg, Kansas with a few photos that didn't fit in any of the other categories.
This Swedish flag helped set the tone for the day.
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Members of the Midsummer's Day committee wish everyone a happy holiday.
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Lindsborg Mayor John Magnuson accepting a gift from the Mora Folkdanslag.
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The evening processional, including members of all participating dance groups.
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Eveyone can join in during the evening dance festivities!
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July 1, 2006
Midsummer's 2006: Lindsborg Folkdanslag
The Lindsborg Folkdanslag provide their unique brand of Swedish Folk Dancing as they entertain the crowds at Lindsborg's 2006 Midsummer's Festival on June 17th.
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June 30, 2006
Midsummer's 2006: Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers
It's always a treat to watch the Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers perform, and this year's Midsummer's proved to be no exception! They infuse their dancing with a spirit and vigor that is refreshing and joyful to watch. As usual, click any of the images to see the full set of Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers at Flickr:
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June 29, 2006
Midsummer's 2006: Leikarring Dancers
At the 2006 Midsummer's Festival in Lindsborg we were fortunate to have not one, but two visiting dance groups. I've already posted images of the Mora Folkdanslag, from Mora Sweden, and here's a set of images of the Leikarring, a Scandinavian dance group representing the Norwegian Society of Texas. As usual, click any of the image to see the full set of Leikarring dancers at Flickr:
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Midsummer's Photo Update: Mora Folkdanslag
I'm making great progress and have almost finished processing the 930 photos I took at last weekend's Midsummer's celebration. I've cut the number of keepers down to a little under 300. That's still high, but when one considers there were 4 different dance groups, plus other activities such as the raising of the Maypole, there are not too many photos in any one category.
Below is a small sample of the images I just uploaded to Flickr. These images are of the Mora Folkdanslag, a Swedish folk-dance group who traveled all the way from Mora, Sweden to perform at this year's Midsummer's Festival in Lindsborg, Kansas. As usual, click any of the image to see the full set of Mora dancers at Flickr:
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June 24, 2006
Midsummer's Swedish Fashion Review
One of the highlights of the weekend's Midsummer's celebration was the Swedish Fashion Review. A nice variety of costumes were modeled, including both modern costumes as well as vintage designs that included pieces of costumes brought over from Sweden by the early settlers of the Smoky Valley. One of the highlights of honoring our Swedish heritage at times like Midsummer's and Hyllningsfest is seeing so many folks dressed in their Swedish costumes, and this weekend was no exception.
Of the 900 some odd pictures I took Saturday, around 100 of them were taken at the fashion show. The setting presented a bit of a challenge, as I wasn't able to use a flash, but overall I got a number of reasonably nice images. There's a bit of blur in a couple of them; handholding in such low light is a minor challenge. The color balance was also off, and though it's not perfect now, I'm pretty pleased with what I was able to do via white balance adjustments using Adobe Camera Raw.
I've posted the complete set of 42 images of Swedish costumes at Flickr, and to encourage you to view the whole set, I've posted a few below (click on any image to see the entire set at Flickr):
These outfits are modeled by one of the families representing the Mora, Sweden dancers.
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Mrs. Karstadt taught generations of Lindsborg youth the joys of Swedish dancing.
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Emily models a traditional costume including the peaked hat and special shoes.
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Midsummer's Day 2006
One week ago Lindsborg celebrated the annual Swedish holiday known as Midsummer's. For the second year in a row, I provided publicity for the event, and once again it was a wonderful, challenging and rewarding experience. You can read more about the details of Midsummer's at Little Sweden, USA.
For now, I've posted a couple of Midsummer's images on my photoblog, luminosity.
I'll close this post with a photo of the Swedish folk dance group from Mora, Sweden: the Mora Folkdanslagen, dancing under the Maypole on a beautiful Midsummer's Eve in Lindsborg, Kansas:
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April 24, 2006
National Geographic "Zips" Lindsborg
Imagine my surprise when I checked the mail last Saturday and found an article featuring Lindsborg in the May issue of the National Geographic. I hadn't heard anything about the story in advance so it was quite a pleasant surprise to see our home town of Lindsborg, Kansas featured in the National Geographic's Zip USA section.
The article focuses on the impact chess has had on Lindsborg including the Chess for Peace initiative that brought Mikhail Gorbachev to town last fall. The article also reviews the history of Lindsborg's Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess, including Misha's (Mikhail Korenman) immeasurable contributions in support of bringing chess to Lindsborg. A short article, but nicely written.
The National Geographic web site has a summary of the article, plus something not found in the print edition: Field Notes, from author Chris Carroll. From his Best Of Notes, he writes:
It's a surreal sight ... erstwhile leader of the Soviet Union tossing back drinks with his entourage in a Lindsborg tavern ...
Later he concludes with an observation that rings true for many:
It's certainly nothing like any of the towns around it.
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November 4, 2005
More on Gorbachev's Visit
From what I’ve heard, Mikhail Gorbachev really enjoyed his visit to Lindsborg last week. I have to smile when I consider the fact that he apparently drove his security folks crazy by insisting on walking around Lindsborg and through the Bethany college campus. The picture of him in the local paper, dressed in blue jeans and talking with Misha Korenman, (Lindsborg’s connection to Russia), is simply priceless.
Also, after his evening appearance at Presser hall, the former leader of the Soviet Union indicated some liquid libations were in order after such a long day. He was told they would take care of him right there at the Rosberg House B&B where he was staying, but he insisted: “I want to go where the people go”. And so, security forces quickly blocked off Main Street as Gorbachev walked the block and a half down to the Lindsborg institution known as the Ol Stuga. While there he enjoyed a couple of (Swedish, this is Lindsborg after all) vodkas with cranberry juice. He also shook hand with pretty much every patron, posed for numerous pictures and generally made a quite favorable impression; most importantly, he seemed to really enjoy himself.
It was an honor and a pleasure to welcome Mr. Gorbachev into the heart of our country, and I believe that Gorby, as someone who grew up in a rural, agricultural area, really connected with central Kansas. As he told his daughter Irina, his visit to Lindsborg was the highlight of his 12 day journey to the US.
Das vadanya, Mikhail Gorbachev!
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October 30, 2005
Susan Polgar Blogs Lindsborg
With the continuing popularity of blogs and blogging, it should come as no surprise that world-class chess player Susan Polgar has a blog. What's exciting is that she has made many postings about her recent visit to Lindsborg, including many photos of her and our other recent visitor, Mikhail Gorbachev.
For easy reference, here is the complete (as of 30 October 2005) list of Susan's Gorbie visits Lindsborg and Chess for Peace related postings:
President Gorbachev and me
President Gorbachev, his assistant and me
Presiden Gorbachev and me
President Gorbachev making the first move
President Gorbachev, his daughter Irina and me
Press conference with President Mikhail Gorbachev
Playing some practice blitz games
Serene Lindsborg is now swamped with media and secret service
Beautiful and quiet night in Lindsborg before the showdown
Chess For Peace
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October 29, 2005
Mikhail Gorbachev Visits Lindsborg Kansas
Mikhail Gorbachev spent the day in Lindsborg today as part of the international Chess for Peace* initiative. Mr. Gorbachev attended the Chess Parade in the morning, held a press conference in the early afternoon, and made a few other appearances around town, notably at a chess match between Anatoly Karpov and Susan Polgar and concluding with an appearance at Presser Hall in the evening.
It's a long story of how Mr. Gorbachev came to speak in Lindsborg, but the story begins with Mikhail (Misha) Korenman. Misha, a Bethany College professor, ultimately convinced Anatoly Karpov to open the first United States branch of his International School of Chess in Lindsborg. Karpov, in turn, is friends with Mikhail Gorbachev, and having enjoyed his visits to Lindsborg, easily persuaded Gorbachev to visit our fair little town.
We saw Gorbachev speak tonight, along with a capacity crowd of around 1500 people at Presser Hall on the Bethany College campus. He was very engaged and passionate as he answered questions from assistant managing editor of the Wall St. Journal Alan Murray. Topics included questions about Gorbachev's meetings with President Reagan, his experiences in leading the Soviet Union during a time of so much change and so on. There was much applause when he noted the need for governments around the world to cooperate and work together to solve problems.
At the conclusion of their conversation, Mr. Gorbachev was presented an honorary degree from Bethany College, and the Lindsborg Children's choir performed a song in honor of his visit. At the very end, two girls, dressed in Swedish costume, presented the former leader of the Soviet Union with flowers for peace. My last memory is of the grandfatherly Gorbie with his arms around the two young women who likely reminded him of his own grandchildren.
From humble farmland beginnings to having his finger on the button to spreading his message of peace around the world; what a journey! When I recall the very real fears of a major nuclear catastrophe present in the early 80's and consider what Gorbachev and Reagan did to end those fears, I'm very thankful. It was an honor to be able to hear, first hand, his thoughts about the modern international political landscape.
* Chess for Peace is a non-profit organization created with the assistance of world chess champion Anatoly Karpov and is headquartered in Lindsborg, Kansas. The goal of Chess for Peace is to establish long-term relationships between young people from around the world utilizing chess as a vehicle to promote mutual understanding of shared problems.
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October 17, 2005
Svensk Hyllningsfest 2005
The 2005 Svensk Hyllningsfest, Lindsborg's biennial celebration to honor the Swedish pioneers who settled the Smoky Valley, has come and gone. I had the distinct honor and pleasure of attending my first Hyllningsfest in decades and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I think I liked the Swedish Dancers best, but also enjoyed the parade and the other activities, including our visit to the Anton Pearson Gallery.
Watching Moneka dancing with her class reminded me of my first Hyllningsfest, shortly after we had first moved to Lindsborg. I was in the first grade and had already lived in Nebraska, Spain and Missouri (dad in the Air Force) prior to moving to Lindsborg. I suppose that as a result, dressing up in costume to perform Swedish dances didn't really seem all that unusual. I do remember it was a bit hard remembering all the steps, and watching the youngest of the dancers, I think that's still true today. (Thinking back, I realized my first Hyllningsfest happened a few weeks before JFK's assasination; meaningless trivia, but interesting to me.)
No surprise, but I ended up taking hundreds of pictures. I've posted about 50 of the "keepers" up on Flickr in a Hyllningsfest photo set. Below are a few select images from Lindsborg's Svensk Hyllningsfest 2005:
Yours truly, wearing my Swedish costume. Surpisingly, I don't really mind wearing this getup a couple of times a year; it seems to add to the festive nature!
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Third graders performing a traditional Swedish dance:
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Lindsborg Middle School marching band; notice their Swedish costumes:
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Lindsborg string orchestra; also in Swedish costume:
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Something new this year at Hyllningsfest, the Allspel performance. Translated as "everyone plays", this formed for the occasion group performed a few traditional Swedish songs on Saturday:
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And last, but not least, the 2005 Svensk Hyllningsfest Royal Couple, Jeanette and Harlan Shogren. I was classmates with their son Brad, and walked to school with him and his brothers for a number of years.
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Enjoy all the above images, plus many more, at the Lindsborg Svensk Hyllningsfest 2005 photo set site.
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June 19, 2005
Midsummer's Day: Photos and Commentary
I had the very special pleasure to attend my first Midsummer's Day festival in Lindsborg yesterday. It was a beautiful day, sunny but not too hot and the north(Swensson) park in Lindsborg was filled with people enjoying the day. There was a wide variety of good food available, and many local artists and crafts-people were on hand sharing the products of their creativity.
Sheryl and I had a lot of fun. We were a little busy at first, tending to our Midsummer's Day committee responsibilities*, but for the most part we got to simply enjoy the day. For me, the were two highlights that stand out. They both speak to the timelessness nature of festivals and celebrations such as Lindsborg's Midsummer's Day.
In the mid-afternoon, watching the youthful Swedish dancers dancing to Swedish songs peformed by their classmates and leaders, I was struck by the thought that a very similar scene was likely played out a couple of hundred years ago, in Sweden, by the distant relatives of those I was watching perform. Timeless.
Later in the day, at Heritage Park (near the Smoky Hill River), came the traditional raising of the maypole. This was followed by more Swedish dancing, including one number that involved almost 1/3 of the audience. Charlotte Anderson, the dance director, did a wonderful job with this dance, especially considering how many of the audience had never done anything like it before. It was something to see!
I took around 280 photos yesterday and pulled out 39 I felt were worth sharing on Flickr; they are located at my Midsummer's Day photo set; they're also available as a Midsummer's slide show. From that set I have posted 9 here**.
Simu-posted at All the Pages and Little Sweden, USA.
* Sheryl is on the Midsummer's program committee and I did publicity. That included working with local radio personality James Keith; he did 5 "live remotes" from the park, and I was the opening and closing guest.
** A note about my use of Flickr. I'm once again hosting my own images on this blog, and providing links to more images on Flickr. I'm in no way dissatisfied with Flickr; it's just that I wanted this site to by augmented by Flickr, but to not depend on them for something as fundamental as the photos I'm blogging. Also, and this is secondary to simply wanting to host my own blog images, none of the available Flickr sizes quite worked for me. They were either too small or too large. Hosting my own images also means setting my own image size. I like using flickr for previously stated reasons: sharing with a larger audience, ability to view images in different sizes, and so on.
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June 5, 2005
One of the Best Places to Live
Lindsborg is located in McPherson county, and Progressive Farmer magazine has just declared the county to be one of the best places to live in rural America. Ranked number three overall, McPherson takes the top spot for the Midwest region.
Their top 10 list includes links to information about each of the leading locations, including an overview article, stats, and a photo show. The photo show is not bad, (perhaps I'm biased) but would be better if Lakeside Park in McPherson wasn't listed as being in Lindsborg.
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April 19, 2005
Lindsborg Recognized on Swedish Embassy Web
This is one of those, look what I found while searching for something else items.
It seems that the Swedish diplomatic corps have a web site available to them (and to us!) that calls itself "the web site for Swedish Diplomatic Missions abroad." The site provides a country by country index of information pages, which the diplomats can use as background material about their host county.
In the listing for their Washington DC office is a link to an address book, and one of the entries is titled Swedish America.
It turns out it's not a big page, and really doesn't have much content at all; just 2 cities are listed ... and one of them is Lindsborg!
The other is Bishop Hill, located in western Illinois. I know there are other Swedish American communities out there; I wonder how they chose our two towns?
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April 13, 2005
Peg Visits Lindsborg
Peg, who hails from KansasPrairie.net (Ellsworth in the real world), has lived an interesting life. For almost 80 years she has had a variety of exciting experiences, including:
... traveled extensively to remote places on the globe. She has flown the Goodyear blimp over Houston, handling the controls herself. She spent a day submerged in the Pacific inside the USS Topeka, a Los Angeles class nuclear submarine. ...
Last September she spoke of her plans to visit Lindsborg as part of a day trip that would start in Ellsworth, pass by Kanopolis Lake and continue through Marquette before landing in Lindsborg. Looking forward to the trip with obvious anticipation, she wrote:
Then, some how we'll find our way across country to Lindsborg to poke around there for awhile, and probably have lunch. There are always new things to see in Lindsborg, changes that are occurring in the old traditional things and people to chat with about the activities of the community.
Many happy returns, Peg. May you continue to enjoy visiting Lindsborg for a long time to come.
This is the first of an occasional series highlighting web and blog pages that relate personal experiences with our fair town of Lindsborg.
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