Nordicfest features community crafts, Scandinavian dishes
The Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 8 months AGO
<p>Nordicfest 2016 royalty, Peggy and Duane Williams. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)</p>
Nordic Bunad
<p>Nordicfest parade troll examining her club. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)</p>
<p>Viking-on-a-stick aside, elephant ears are another festival-food favorite. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)</p>
<p>Libby Chamber of Commerce Director Pam Peppenger and Nordic princesses Kristen Lindgren and Jasmin Snyder award contestants during the 2016 NordicFest. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)</p>
<p>Eight-year-old girls off and running, Runnerfell 2016. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)</p>
<p>Montanan, American and Scandinavian flags were on display at the Memorial Center throughout the festival. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)</p>
<p>Alvin Benitz aboard his "train" conversion, Nordicfest 2016. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)</p>
The 2016 Nordicfest saw the community's best craftwork, themed foods and the classic parade, which featured both Nordic trolls and the yetis of Whitefish's Winter Carnival.
The results of the Youth Runnerfell race will be posted in Friday's paper and on thewesternnews.com.
Here are a few staff-favorite photos from the weekend:
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