Contact Information
Jeff Leschensky
Associate Director of Campus Programming
Phone: 563-387-1538
Welcome Alumni and Nordic Fest Guests
Luther College is excited to welcome you to Decorah for Nordic Fest! Here you will find all the details you’ll need to navigate your weekend between downtown’s festivities and the events and hospitality here at Luther. We’re so glad you’re going to be here!
We hope you’ll make yourself at home on campus and downtown.
A fun weekend awaits. Welcome home!
Weekend Activities
Free Shuttle Service between downtown Decorah and Luther’s campus
Luther Pick-up & Drop-off Location: Dahl Centennial Union
Downtown Pick-up & Drop-off Location: Decorah Bank & Trust
Shuttles will run continuously within the hours specified below:
Thursday, July 25: 4 pm – 8pm
Friday, July 26: 8 am – 8pm
Saturday, July 27: 8am – 8pm
Thank you for representing Luther College in the Nordic Fest Parade! We can’t wait to see you there!
- Date: Saturday, July 27
- Meeting time: 10 a.m.
- Meeting location: East Main Street (between Montgomery Street and Sumner Street), Parade Position #20Â
We will take a group photo before the parade starts at 10:30. Get ready to smile with your Luther friends!
Route: The parade will follow Water Street until turning right to end on Mill Street. When we reach the end of the parade route we will continue on past Heivly Street towards the parade exit in order to not hold up other parade participants or regular traffic.
*If you need a respite during the parade, you will be able to ride in the Luther golf cart. This year, we will also have the Luther Bus participating in the parade.
RSVPs are welcome, but not required.
Gausta is perhaps the best-known of the Norwegian-American painters, born in Telemark, Norway (1854), he emigrated to America with his family, settling on a farm near Harmony, Minnesota. Gausta entered Luther College in 1872 but left for Norway three years later on a stipend provided by the community of Decorah under the leadership of U.V. Koren. He returned to Decorah and taught at Luther College during the 1886-1887 academic year. There are almost 60 paintings by Gausta in the Fine Arts Collection, and a sampling will be on view in the Dahl Union Gallery. Additional Gausta paintings can be seen in Peace Dining Room.
Gallery Hours: 8am – 10pm throughout the weekend
Peace Dining Viewing: 8am-10pm Thursday – Saturday
Gausta, Young Mother
Thursday, July 25
Oneota Marketplace: 7:30am -2:30pm
Downtown Pølse Booth: 5:00pm -7:00pmÂ
Friday, July 26
Oneota Marketplace: 7:30am -2:30pm
Downtown Pølse Booth: 10:00am -9:00pmÂ
Luther Norwegian Meatball Dinner- Cafeteria – 4:00pm-7:00pm
*Tickets and Walk-in Purchases Available
Saturday, July 27
Oneota Marketplace Hours: 7:30am-12:00pm *Parade starts at 10:00am*
Downtown Pølse Booth 10:00am-9:00pm
Sunday, July 28
Nordic Fest Brunch – Peace Dining Room – 10:00am-1:30pm
*Ticketed Event Only
The Luther Book Shop will be open during Nordic Fest
Thursday, July 25
- 8:15 am to 4:45 pm
Friday, July 26
- 8:15 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday, July 27
- 10 am to 3:30 pm
Sunday, July 28
- 10 am to 1 pm
Luther will again offer on-campus housing to Nordic Fest attendees.
Contact Information
Jeff Leschensky
Associate Director of Campus Programming
Phone: 563-387-1538