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 Explore traditional folk art and rural life in Norway with Phillip Odden and Else Bigton this summer By Christy Olsen Field Norwegian American Weekly Norway’s cultural identity is rooted in its rich rural traditions, from its intricately crafted stavkirker (stave churches), rosemaling and folk dancing. This summer, Phillip Odden and Else Bigton of Barronett, [...]  Norway’s leading supplier of meat and eggs, Nortura, has announced that it is closing down its slaughterhouses in Sortland, Haugesund and Ålesund, reports the Norway Post. Nearly 500 employees will lose their jobs. The closing in Ålesund does not come as a shock to the employees, reports Dagbladet. For as many as ten years Nortuna [...]  Norway is on the cover of National Geographic Adventure Magazine, November issue Bike until you’re breathless. Hike until your legs melt. Base jump (or don’t). Look out, Chamonix. Norway is Europe’s new home for all things action, writes Steve Casimiro in the November addition of National Geographic Adventure Magazine. He continues writing: Clad in [...]  New Year’s Eve on the North Cape, Opera in Oslo, Viking history and myth, air-inclusive vacations, the midnight sun, the Northern Lights, stunning fjords, wildlife at every turn…the list of cruise and land opportunities goes on and on and is detailed in Hurtigruten’s new full-color, 80-page 2010 Norway brochure. Hurtigruten, a name synonymous with exploration [...]  This winter, Hurtigruten invites guests to experience Norwegian culture with six distinctive theme vacations, each of which feature a sailing along Norway’s stunning 1,250-mile west coast between Bergen and Kirkenes, above the Arctic Circle, aboard one of its modern vessels. The themes highlight different aspects of the region, from the Northern Lights Festival in [...]  STX Europe (Former Aker Yards) has been awarded a contract with Deep Sea Supply for design and building of a Platform Supply Vessel. The new PSV 09 CD design, optimized for eco-drive in all weather conditions, is designed by STX Europe in Ålesund, Norway. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in Q1 2012, and will [...] One passenger was killed and several were injured when a bus with 40 passengers slid off the road, and nearly rolled over, on highway R15 near Grotli north of Lillehammer early Tuesday morning. The bus was on its way over Strynefjellet, from Oslo to Ålesund, when it slid off the snowcovered road and ended up [...] For further information visit: Visitmr.com  The donation of between 15 and 20 white-tailed sea eagle chicks originating from Western Norway is a vital part of the reintroduction programme for the UK’s largest and most spectacular bird of prey The young eagles are the third batch of the five-year East Scotland Sea Eagles (ESSE) reintroduction project and have been kept [...]  Scandinavian airline SAS says a plane carrying 41 passengers made two unscheduled landings because of a problem with the flaps. SAS spokesman Thomas Midteide says the CRJ regional jet was heading from Copenhagen to Aalesund, on Norway’s west coast, Sunday when the pilot decided to land instead in Trondheim to adjust the flaps. The [...] |
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