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Sondre Norheim honoured in Minot, USA
Representatives from Morgedal and Telemark are currently taking part in the annual Norwegian Høstfest - Autumn celebrations in North Dakota, USA. A yearly rememberence service is held in honour of Sondre Norheim - the father of modern ski sport who was born and lived in Morgedal but moved to America in 1884 and died there in 1897, buried at the Denbigh Church, North Dakota.
Skien in Telemark is a sister city with Minot and every year delegates from Telemark join the celebrations in Minot. Read more (Norwegian text)
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