On Sept. 26, the first day of H\u00f8stfest, we drove up to Minot to attend the Scandinavian celebration.\u00a0 We stopped first at the permanent Scandinavian Village in downtown Minot, where there is a reconstruction of a Norwegian Stave church, a Norwegian Stabur, a Swedish Dala horse, a Danish sauna, and other displays.<\/p>\n
The general admission ticket included free admission to the second-tier entertainers.\u00a0\u00a0 We attended performances by the Oak Ridge Boys, the New Christy Minstrels, Paulette Carlson, Williams and Ree (AKA Indian and White Guy), and Norwegian country singer Bj\u00f8ro H\u00e5land.\u00a0\u00a0 The number of attendees to the fest was impressive; the crowds were huge.\u00a0\u00a0 The average age was also notable; lots of bald heads and blue or grey hair.<\/p>\n\n\t\t