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The Leif Erikson Viking Days Fall Festival Planning Committee is hard at work finalizing plans for the 2012 festival. The group, made up of area business owners and residents hope to help the annual event grow, provide fun for families and highlight what the Norway Area has to offer.

Festivities will take place from October 12 to October 14. Throughout the weekend, local businesses will offer specials, demonstrations, games for children and raffle prizes.

Punchcard Mania is going on again this year. Your chance to win cash. Just visit participating businesses, get stamped and drop off your completed form. Drawing will be held for five winners on Monday, October 15.

FRIDAY, October 12
Night of the Viking! The festivities get underway on Friday evening with a Viking Feast at Holy Spirit School, 2nd Street just west of Route 8. Viking re-enactors will perform while guests enjoy traditional Viking fare. The evening will conclude with a walking torchlight parade around Strawberry Lake, and a Viking Funeral pyre on the lake. Purchase tickets at 1st National Bank of Norway all branches, and Norway City Hall. Click here for feast information.

SATURDAY, October 13
On Saturday, October 13, the activities begin with Leif’s Run, a 5K competitive race and 2-mile fun run/walk beginning at Marion Park tennis courts (race map). Era Chevrolet will also host a car show beginning in the morning. Activities will concentrate in downtown Norway and along the US2 corridor.

At the band shell, visitors can enjoy a Norway talent competition, live music, the crowning of Miss Norway and the Friend of Norway and fall stories. Local restaurants will offer a variety of food items throughout the day downtown as part of the Taste of Norway, and craft booths will set up along the street as well. A variety of children’s activities will also be offered. Saturday includes the popular Leif Erikson parade down Norway’s Main Street at 3 pm.

SUNDAY, October 14
On Sunday October, 14, activities shift to the Museum and church campus on the west side of Norway. We will have a community foot stompin' gospel service featuring musical performances and the Jake Menghini Museum will be open for tours and living history presentations.



FORMS & Informational pieces          
•Art, Craft, Woodworker & Vendor application
•Friend of Norway nomination
•Miss Norway application               
•Parade participation
•Food Vendor participation
•T-shirt design participation
•Leif character images page
•Leif’s Run participation
•8.5 x 14 (legal size) Punch Card form
•11 x 17 Poster
•click on timeline of activities on right to download pdf



CONTACT INFO
General Questions
Barb Thorne, Swedish Passport: 906-282-4426, or leiferikson@norwaymi.com

Support/Donations
Bruce Hawkinson: 906-250-0247, or bhawkinson@norwaymi.com

Antique Car Show participation
Rodney Anderson at ERA Chevrolet, 906-563-9235, or erachevrolet@norwaymi.com

Live Music participation
Mary Lynn Verley, Rainbow’s End Alpaca’s, 906-563-7034, or lynnv@att.net

Artist/vendor participation
Kelley Laughlin, 906-­563-­9304, or kelleylaughlin@yahoo.com

Food vendors
Carol Ann Sundstrom, 906-­221-­3702, or carolann.sundstrom@gmail.com



Contributors
Coleman Engineering
Curtis J. Brackett Memorial Fund
Dickinson Area Community Foundation
Downtown Development Authority
First National Bank of Norway
Hall’s True Value
Holmberg General Agency
Kingsley North
La Faive Oil Company
Lofholm’s Building Center
Mead & Hunt
Norway Dental
Norway Eye Care
Norway Physical Therapy
Norway-Vulcan Senior Center
Peterson Electric
Tavernini  Agency
TDS Norway Pharmacy
Verso Paper Company
 
Taste of Norway
Casual to Gourmet Catering
Location A
Pork with cabbage and dumplings
Pork with sauerkraut and egg noodles
Caramel apples

Loretta Schultz, caterer — Location A
Soup, hot sandwiches, and bakery

Norway Pharmacy Cafe
Location: at business, 500 Main
Coffee, smoothies, caramel apples, fudge, Wind and Willow Dips    

Talons Restaurant
Location: at business corner Rt 2 & Iron St.
Meat & cheese ravioli
Gnocchi

Mexico Missions — Location A
Tacos

Mike’s on Main — at business 600 Main
Smoked prime rib sandwiches
Bar-b-q pulled pork sandwiches
Appetizers
Homemade cookies

Thirsty Whale — Location A
Legendary Burgers
Chili

Norway Senior Center
Location: at Center 600 Main, 8 am - 2 pm
Coffee. $5 Sloppy Joe lunch (Sloppy Joe, chips, pickle slice, beverage, coffee or punch and peanut butter rice krispy bar)
Bake sale

Lea Artiste Art Club­­—Location: inside Mike’s on Main
Free bars

Good Shepard Lutheran  Church
Location: Corner of Iron & 9th Street
Bake Sale

Blackstone Pizza-at business, 700 N. Main

Cafe Java Rayz-at business, 800 N. Main
Paninis, pizza, ice cream, coffees, & more