The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1982, Page 49

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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Iceland fell into ruin as many of the settlers
moved on.
Now a park
But on the mainland, blond, blue-eyed
children are a reminder of their heritage
and at Gimli, heart of the community the
annual festival, Islendingadagurinn, cele-
brates their origins.
When Hecla became a provincial park in
1969 its wildlife was put under protection
and animals now roam freely in the forests
of spruce, aspen, birch and poplar. In the
early morning on the southern marshes,
moose and deer feed at the water’s edge
while bald and golden eagles circle
overhead. The island is also a major stop
on the migratory flight path of Canada
geese, snow geese and a dozen varieties of
ducks. Native birds like the American
bittern, night heron, redtailed hawk and
great grey owl make it a bird-watcher’s
paradise. It is not the same kind of haven as
the early Icelanders envisioned; but as a
resort area it is first-class.
For more information contact Travel
Manitoba, Department 1135, Winnipeg,
Manitoba R3C 0V8.
Courtesy of Winnipeg’s
Downtown and Suburban
IN THE NEWS
“SCANDINAVIA TODAY,” A
NATIONWIDE CELEBRATION OF
NORDIC CULTURE, TO PREMIER
IN FALL 1982
January 25, 1982 — SCANDINAVIA
TODAY, an American celebration honor-
ing the cultural and intellectual life of
modem Scandinavia, will commence
simultaneously in New York, Washington,
D.C., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago, Los
Angeles and Seattle in the fall of 1982 and
continue through mid-1983. Designed to
heighten American awareness of the arts
and culture of Denmark, Finland, Iceland ,
Norway and Sweden SCANDINAVIA
TODAY will be the most extensive panor-
amic display of modem culture ever to take
place in the United States. The program
will include exhibitions of painting, tex-
tiles, design, graphics and photography;
lectures and panel discussions by Scandin-
avian and American authorities; perform-
ing arts events by orchestras and musical
ensembles; opera, ballet, theatre; and tele-
vision and radio programs.
SCANDINAVIA TODAY will open in
Washington, D.C. on September 8, 1982,
in Minneapolis on September 10, 1982,
and in New York City on September 13,
1982. In each of these cities a keynote
address will be given by Vigdis Finnboga-
dottir, the President of Iceland, on behalf
of all the Nordic countries.
Courtesy of The American-Scandinavia
Foundation
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