Representatives accepting Heritage Site grants: L-R John H. Johnson (Gardar Pioneer church), Michelle Murray (Svold Hall), Karen Kristjanson (Thingvalla Cemetery) , Kayo Vivatson (Vidalin), Gerald Christianson (Borg Memorial Home), Sharon Laxdal (Gardar Lutheran), Karen Langerud( Gardar Township Hall), Barb Mahar (NENDHA for Akra Hall) and Dori Heck (Vikur LCW).
Noreen Carpenter and Jeanette Bjornstad prepare the hákarl and brennivin for the appetizer table.
With 150 in attendance, the Icelandic Communities Association Þorrablót event at Mountain Community Center was sold out.
The appetizer table ready for the guests to arrive and begin their tasting adventure.
The Icelandic Communities Association Conversation and laughter echoed from the Mountain Community Center in Mountain, N.D., as the social hour began for the sold-out 2025 Thorrablót event on Feb. 22. Adventurous guests headed for the appetizer table to try out the many old traditional delicacies arranged there. These included harðfiskur (fish jerky), salmon, hafrakex (homemade oat crackers), mysu…