It took Cal and Allena McNichols about four years of planning and fundraising before one drop of paint touched the north side of the thirty-foot-tall Trollslända wall that overlooks the Hemslöjd store across the street.
Read moreProfessor Viking In Little Sweden
“Viking isn’t a nationality. Viking is not an ethnicity. Viking is a job.” According to Dr. Reid Weber with the Glomesdal Vikings, “to go a-Viking” was a chance for adventure, to get off the fjord, and raid or trade with the people they met. Watch the video here.
Read moreMural Invites You To Join Nordic Explorers
Get ready to grab an oar and lend a hand to a crew of Vikings cruising at battle speed through Swensson Park in their longship. Local artist Cal McNichols and his wife Allena brought the explorers to life this fall as part of a community program to add murals as points of interest around Lindsborg … (click for video)
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