Little Sweden USA

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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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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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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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.

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:

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:

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: