Olympic Lodge #37
Established in 1955

Velkommen!

Everyone is welcome! Folks with an interest in Scandinavian history and culture are encouraged to visit us. Although we are a membership organization we offer activities for members and non-members alike.

Upcoming Events at Seattle's National Nordic Museum

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Both virtual and in-person events sponsored by the National Nordic Museum are featured on this event calendar. Registration for events can be made online using this calendar. Non-members of the museum are welcome.

Lefse making

Lefse making will be held at the Lodge for our first bake sale of 2025 on May 17th.

Baking dates are:

Thursday July 17th at 9:30 & Friday July 18th at 9

Thursday July 31st at 9:30 & Friday August 1st at 9
Thursday August 14th at 9:30 & Friday August 15th at 9

Preparing the potatoes takes place on the first day and rolling and cooking the lefse on the next day.

Novices and non-members are welcome.

Rent our hall

This site's Rental Page is being updated. In the meantime please use this number to call or text about hall rentals- 564-215-1680, or email sonsofnorway37@gmail.com

To check for available dates scroll to the bottom of the Rental page to view the calendar (use rotated view).

Bake sales at Port Angeles Farmers Market

Olympic Lodge #37 in Port Angeles is planning to hold bake sales at the Port Angeles Farmers Market on the third Saturday of the month beginning May 17th and continuing through the end of the year:

Upcoming dates are Saturdays July 19th and August 16th.

The market takes place from 10 am to 2pm in downtown Port Angeles at the outdoor Gateway Center located at the intersection of Front and Lincoln Streets. We will have lefse, kringle and other seasonal baked goods. Weather permitting, we will also feature Scandinavian greeting cards and gift wrap by our lodge artist.

Dancing

6pm to 8pm Sundays. A $5 donation is suggested.
All are welcome and instruction is provided.

If you are new to our group, or have had a lapse in your participation with us, you need to call Dick Grinstad 360-391-9704 or Roxanne Grinstad 360-391-9171. Our schedule varies! This is the only way to assure that we are dancing on a given night.

Upcoming meetings

Monday May 12th at 7pm at the Lodge. Annual scholarship presentation. POSTPONED

TUESDAY June 3rd at 7pm at the Lodge. Our lodge meeting is a very special occasion because the lodge will present this year's Scholarship Award. The recipient is Vera Jones, whom all of you know from her participation in many lodge events. Please come to review her impressive application and to wish her well for the future.

Podcasts! Sponsored by the University of Washington Scandinavian Studies Department

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Crossing North is a monthly podcast about Nordic and Baltic society and culture. Episodes feature interviews with authors, performers, and leaders from Scandinavia and the Baltic, as well as discussions with faculty in the Scandinavian Studies Department and Baltic Studies Program. Crossing North is produced and hosted by Colin Gioia Connors.

Past podcasts are available on the website for listening.

Links of Interest

Current exhibits at Seattle's National Nordic Museum

District Two's recreational lodge in the Cascades

District Two: The Pacific Northwest

Nordic Cultural Heritage page of "Visit Seattle"

Port Townsend Daughters of Norway

Poulsbo Lodge #44

Selection of regional events, cultural activities, and more

The national headquarters of the Sons of Norway

The National Nordic Museum in Seattle

The West's oldest lodge, Leif Erikson in Seattle

Upcoming Events at Seattle's National Nordic Museum

View the work of our lodge's outstanding artist

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