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Fond Memory of Our First Trip to Iceland
By Valdine (Scrymgeour) Hernes My husband, Sigfred (I640085), and I (I639986) have visited Iceland four times. On our first trip in July...
Mar 19, 20232 min read
Snorri Plus Program - Lectures in Reykjavík, 2022
Editor's note: Laura Hackney wrote this report to give a sense of the valuable background information that is a part of the Snorri Plus...
Dec 25, 20228 min read
What is an Icelander?
Editor's Note: This speech was delivered by Sigfús Haukur Sigfússon, Snorri West 2022 participant, to the INL Iceland convention on...
Dec 25, 20223 min read
Experience of a Lifetime
-By Owen Roberts The Snorri Trip was an experience of a lifetime. From the moment I stepped onto the Icelandair flight in Toronto, it...
Dec 11, 20222 min read
Suður Þingeyjarsýsla
Suður Þingeyjarsýsla in Northern Iceland features a 250 km road trip called the “Diamond Circle,” due to the shape of the route. This...
Dec 11, 20222 min read
Christmas at Árbær Open-Air Museum (Árbæjarsafn)
Located just south and east of Reykjavík city center, along Route 1 (the Ring Road), and east of the River Elliðaá, lies the Árbær...
Nov 26, 20222 min read
Could You Be A Snorri?
2022 was a banner year for the unique collaboration between North American Icelandic groups and Iceland. Known as the Snorri Program, ...
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Snorri Plus Program Tour August 8-22, 2022
By Judy Dickson This August I was fortunate to be a participant in the Snorri Plus Program which had been forced to cancel plans in 2020...
Oct 14, 202210 min read
LEIFUR EIRÍKSSON DAY
by Doreen (Borgfjord) McFarlane In the month of October, we celebrate everyone’s favourite Viking, Leifur Eiríksson. (Unlike German, the...
Oct 2, 20225 min read
A Roots Road Trip
When most people visit Iceland they head to Reykjavik and take day trips to the Golden Circle and the South Coast as far as...
Sep 20, 202215 min read
2022 IR Fitness Challenge Completed
The Icelandic Roots Fitness Challenge 2022 officially ended on August 6th. Altogether there were 14 teams ranging from 2 to 10 people and...
Sep 4, 20223 min read
"Going Home" With The Snorri Plus Program
-By Beth Finnson How much do you know about the Snorri Plus program? This was the topic for Samtal Hour on Monday, August 29, 2022. Judy...
Sep 4, 20222 min read
Walking Tour of Reykjavik Public Sculptures
As visitors to Reykjavik quickly discover, the city loves its public sculptures. Whether in parks, squares or adorning public buildings,...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
Snorri 2022 Homestay a Priceless Memory
By Karrah Parke My experience in Iceland as part of the Snorri Program 2022 was largely defined by the truly extraordinary people I had...
Aug 20, 20223 min read
Menningarnótt 2022
Reykjavík’s anniversary has been celebrated on August 18th since 1786 when the Danish King lifted the Trade Monopoly on Iceland and...
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Sailing through the Westfjords
by Judy Dickson Editor's note: You can view the first leg of this sailing voyage in the previous article in this series. Four members of...
Jul 17, 20222 min read
Gardar, North Dakota-An Icelandic Settlement Community
By Sharon Laxdal Gardar is a small community in northeast North Dakota, with its original Icelandic settlers homesteading here in 1879....
Jul 3, 20223 min read
The Westfjords
A description of the Westfjords of Iceland by Sverrir Sigurdsson
Jul 3, 20225 min read
Setting Sail For Grundarfjörður
By Judy Dickson Four members of our family toured on a 52-metre sailing yacht for 7 days with 25 passengers from Reykjavik through the...
Jun 19, 20221 min read
One Day on Snaefellsnes
by Christal (Oliver) Speer IR# 637679 On a beautiful sunny day in June 2004, my family and I headed in our rented van to the Snaefellsnes...
Jun 5, 20226 min read
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