July 12-15, 2006

"From the Fjords to the Falls"

Holiday Inn, Sioux Falls SD

The 2006 tour included the Butterfly House and Augustana's Heritage park, Nidaros and Remer Lutheran church. Attendeesalso had a chance to take a tour of the USGS EROS center.   The opening session was held on Thursday morning and opened with Kari Mette Høghaug from Hadeland, Norway, providing the "Call of the Lur."  "Three Voices from the Past" were an Indian, Euro-American and a Black American woman whose performance depicted women's lives of these three different cultures. The banquet entertainment was provided by the MInnehaha Mannskorr, joined by Kari Mette Høghaug.