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Lögberg-Heimskringla Featured News Story Articles

Following footsteps
A pilgrimage to Markerville

My mother, Helen Swainson Mogensen, who as part of her morning meditation both in Calgary and when she moved with my father and two youngest siblings to the Saanich Peninsula, always dreamed of making a pilgrimage. She admired the concept of surrendering her worldly goods to set off on foot to discover the gifts of nature. I too have been bitten by a longing to embark on a prairie walk as a result of my father’s 1970s interview with his in–laws (my grandparents), recorded on a cassette tape and now digitally preserved for us...

Olof Wood
Curious, clever, and still showing up

When Olof Wood begins telling the story of her life, she starts right at the beginning: “I happened to be born right here in Winnipeg.” It is a simple opening, matter-of-fact and unassuming, much like Olof herself. But as her memories unfold, what emerges is the portrait of a truly remarkable woman whose life reflects resilience, intelligence, humour, and determination across nearly a century of change...

Before Snorri
Mark Petursson’s adventure in Iceland

Mark first went to Iceland in the early 1970s with his family, but it was his return in 1974 that became the real adventure. He was 17, fresh out of high school, and not quite ready to head straight into university. He knew he wanted something more than an ordinary gap year. “I didn’t want to just see stuff,” he said. “I wanted to live in Iceland. I wanted to learn the language.”...

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