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The Norsk Museum is located
9 miles
northeast of Ottawa, Illinois, on highway 71.
Hours: Sat & Sun, 1:00 - 5:00
June - September
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Norway,
Illinois, is the first permanent Norwegian settlement in Illinois. |
While in the area, consider a visit to the
1893 Viking
ship now located in Good Templar Park, 528 Eastside Drive, Geneva
Illinois. Currently open only on selected Saturdays (July 17, August 14,
September 18 and October 9, 2010) special tours of the Viking ship can be
arranged, if request is made two weeks in advance. Admission: $5, teens $3,
12 and under free.
Special tour $25 minimum. Call 630-208-7752 or email viking1893@gmail.com to request a special tour.
Visit
www.vikingship.us/tours.htm for
more information
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The
Norsk Museum in Norway, Illinois, is full of items donated by local
families in honor of their ancestors. Once an old Norwegian Lutheran
Church, the museum building was purchased by the Sons of Norway Cleng Peerson Lodge in
1977.
It is open to the public
on Saturdays and Sundays, June through September, from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. Special openings can be arranged for groups. It is
voluntarily staffed.
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household items
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spinning wheels
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rosemaling
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trunks
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early farm tools
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