Hjemkomst Center

Yesterday we cut in to Devil's Lake, ND and spent the night in Grand Forks, got up this morning went to the UND bookstore then headed to Fargo and stopped at the NDSU bookstore(my dad's a huge fan). Fargo butts up against Moorhead, MN which is where the Hjemkomst Center is one of the things I wanted to visit most on this trip. It has a replica 10th century Norse Church which is what was built when the country converted to Christianity and the style is a combination of the old ways and the new in order to make the conversion more palatable for the commoners. Gorgeous and detailed wood work, really special.

The other big item they have is a replica viking ship that was made in the 70's by a local Robert Asp whose family, along with additional crew, sailed to Norway and back. Pretty inspiring and my dad loved it. His side of my family is mostly all Scandinavian and we've always had cultural pride.

After spending a good amount of time at the center we blasted to Minneapolis to have dinner with my dad's cousin Rick and then bedded down right across the Wisconsin border in Hudson. Final push tomorrow.