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INL
HERITAQE SIQHS
_ VINDHAGA _
Vindhaga — the SW of 30-23-2E, is located in the Viðir
district 11 miles northwest of Arborg. The name Grashagi,
given by Valdimar Jóhannesson who settled on this land in
1920, means ‘Grass Pasture’ and is descriptive of the site.
The dative form of the name was chosen for the sign as more
easily pronounced. The sign was put up by Lynne
Johannesson Bazilewich, a granddaughter.
For more information, contact the INL at (204) 642-5897
PHOTO BY HÖORÐUR INGIMARSSON
Tindastóll on 15
April 2001. Looking
southeast over the
parking lot and the
end of the ski lift.
The ski lift starts at
455 metres above
sea level and goes to
700-800 metres. The
ski lift and ski slope
are on the west side
of Tindastóll 12 km.
from Sauðárkrókur.
The lift was official-
ly opened in
February 2000 and
after a year about
17,000 people had
used it. The lift is
1200 metres long.
PHOTO COURTESY OF KENT BJÖRNSSON
Skagi continuedfrom
page 7
With the additional census
records and the information
provided by Nelson Gerrard at
Hofsós, we now have many
more years of research ahead
of us. But most of all, we have
now made the connection to
the landscape and to our
Icelandic relatives that was
missing before this journey.
This adds an entirely new and
personal dimension to our
research.
The connection with our
Icelandic relatives would not
have been possible were it not
for Nelson and for this we
offer our everlasting thanks, as
well as for his invaluable assis-
tance with our family research
both here in Canada as well as
during our visit to Hofsós.
While we had both visited
Iceland before, this trip was
the culmination of a dream and
the voyage of a lifetime and
we are determined that it will
not be our last visit to Iceland.
A Second Bus from
Winnipeg to Minneapolis
lf at least twenty-eight more people sign
up, a second bus will be available. The
deadline for booking has been extended
to March 15th. Call Melanie Woodward
at (204) 949-0199 at Great Canadian
Travel to book a spot.
Ólafur Þórarinn
Jónsson in his
grandfather, Hörður
Ingimarsson's yard.
The dandelions dec-
orate the green
grass. Ólafur was
two years old on 21
October 2001.
Perhaps he will take
over the subscrip-
tíon of Lögberg-
Heimskringla in the
future.
PHOTO'BY HÖORÐUR INGIMARSSON
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