Tomorrow, March 16th, is St. Urho’s Day. With much less PR and fanfare as the Irish St. Patrick’s Day, St. Urho’s Day has its origins not in Finland but in Northern Minnesota. According to the website dedicated to St. Urho: The legend of St. Urho originated in Northern Minnesota in the 1950s. However, there are… More Saint Urho Drives The Grasshoppers Out of Finland
The 2018 Winter Paralympics have begun. They are the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and are being held in PyeongChang. The Games are an international multi-sport event for athletes that is currently taking place from March 9th to the 18th. Athletes representing 49 National Paralympic Committees are participating in these Games, which mark the first time… More Scandinavia At The 2018 Winter Paralympic Games
I love ski jumping. It is the most frightening yet graceful sport I watch (and by graceful I do not include the “agony of defeat” jumping from ABC’s Wild Word of Sports). It also seems to me to be the closest to flying a human can experience. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1mFGrqytaI&w=560&h=315] In this year’s Winter Olympics the… More Ski Jumping Roots Are In Norway (and St. Paul)