29th Annual Scandinavian Day—Vasa Park.  Sunday, September 7th, 2008 9:00 A.M.  to  5:00 P.M. ADMISSION: Adults $10.00 , Children 12 & Under FREE. FREE PARKING.

Enjoy a late summer day with traditional food, crafts, gifts and entertainment representing the five Nordic Cultures as we celebrate the 56th year of Vasa Park in South Elgin, Illinois.  Honor the founders for the vision, labors and resources that built and preserved this beautiful Fox River Valley venue.  Scandinavian Day at Vasa Park is enjoyed by the thousands who return each year to this late summer tradition on the Sunday after Labor Day.  A great day of food, fellowship and fun bringing together friends and family with pride for 29 years.  Select your favorites, and feast on a variety of Scandinavian and American food.  Visit the many craft and gift vendors for that special memory of the five Nordic countries.  Bring the family for a full day of fun and enjoy the tradition of music, dance and a relaxed day in the park.

The details are available at the Scandinavian (VASA) Park Web site.

SKJOLD LODGE HAS A BOOTH AT SCANDINAVIAN DAY:

We also have a membership table.

Following are the details about this year's Skjold Lodge Participation.

Varme Pølse is back!!!!!! Last year we decided to not have varme pølse and only have one hot food item other than coffee.  Many people commented that they missed the pølse.

This year, Skjold Lodge will once again be selling "Pølse in lefse" or “Varme Pølse” (basically a Norwegian hot dog rolled in lefse).  Lots of people also liked the "Uff Da burgers" (sloppy joes under another name) so we will have them as well.  Also for sale will be lemonade, soda, water, and baked goods. We will also have a membership table. Bring your family and friends for a fun day with lots of music, entertainment and good Scandinavian food.  Our initial price list is included in the column to the left.

Members are encouraged to bring baked goods for sale at our booth.  What seems to work best is items wrapped for individual sale.  These do not have to be Norwegian items—chocolate chip cookies sell well.  A good example of something to bring is large cookies wrapped in plastic wrap.

Mark the item with a small label as to what it is: “Chocolate Chip Cookie”, “Brownie”, “Sugar Cookie”, etc.

To volunteer to work at our booth or to help set up and take down our food and membership tents, contact Les Amack at 847-487-4637 and join us for a fun day of working together.  

Learn more about prior events by viewing some of our picture pages.

SCANDINAVIAN DAY (**This is a page from our previous web site).
2006 FESTIVAL (**This is a page from our previous web site).
2007 FESTIVAL (This is a "web album" where you can browse through several pictures).

**Later these pages will be recreated on our new web site as time permits.  For now, we will retain these in the old format for you to enjoy.