Bus trip to American Swedish Institute
Library will visit the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. The trip will include both culturally important landmarks and also the Julmarknad, which translated means Christmas Market, which will include over 30 local handicraft artists.
50 participated
Attendees will learn traditional handicrafts and how they are created, see how multiple cultures decorate for Christmas and learn about each culture, learn history of Swedes in America.
Comments from attendees included: "I learned about the making of krumkake and rosettes - am anxious to purchase equipment and try this myself". "Learned that while the lady of the mansion was wealthy, she still did all of the cooking herself." " Learned the family was frugal - & that was a Scandinavian trait." "Learned about the different types of artwork/history at both the museum and the mansion."