Welcome to Polar Star Lodge 5-472, Aurora, Illinois - Sons of Norway!
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News:
Contact Cultural Director Barb Johnson for additional information and
details about the various Sons of Norway culture medals.
Refer to the January 2024 Polar Star Newsletter or contact Cultural Director Barb Johnson for information and details.
Polar Star Lodge members as of
December 2023:
Current Events:
August 3, 2025 -
Sunday
- Program: Pioneer Polse Piknik and Ice Cream Social.
- 1:30 Pot Luck Luncheon.
- Hotdogs will be served. Please bring a dish to pass, your table service, and a lawn chair, and a non-perishable food donation for
St. Olaf's food pantry.
- Polar Star Monthly Meeting
- Kitchen Hosts: TBD.
September 7, 2025 - Sunday
- Program: Annual Scandinavian Festival.
- Vasa Park in South Elgin, 10 am - 5:30 pm.
- Set-up 9 am.
- Program: Scandinavian Festival Waffle Making; Polar Star Bakery and Flea Market booth.
- All Members: Start baking (and freezing) your favorite Norwegian baked goods to sell in our Bakeri booth, and look for
Norwegian collectibles at garage sales to re-sell in our "Loppemarked" (flea market). We will be baking Norwegian Vaffler with Lingonberries on site, as well as selling pre-packaged baked goods and
Norwegian knit items and collectibles.
- Contact Nancy Andersen with volunteer shift and baked goods.
October 3-5, 2025 - Friday through Sunday - Norway, Illinois
- "Celebrating Norwegian Immigration" - Culture Weekend at the Community Center in Norway, IL. Celebrating the
200th anniversary of the Norwegian immigration to the Fox Valley area, and a fun look at the early "Slooper" settlers.
- Please plan to bring lots of Norwegian baked goods to share with all participants over the entire
weekend.
- Weekend includes Sunday Norwegian church service at Stavanger Lutheran Church, and the Slooper Society's Annual Meeting and
Luncheon.
- Hosts: Polar Star Lodge, Cleng Peersen
Lodge, and Norsk Museum.
Additional Meetings and Events
Sons of Norway:
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