7 Oct 2009

Powerhouse High wins project of the year honors from Landmarks Illinois in statewide awards

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Excerpts from Chicago Tribune – CityScapes by Blair Kamin, October 7, 2009 There was so much Olympics-related news last week that this one slipped through the cracks: The transformation of the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Power House, featured on this … Continued

26 Jun 2008

Viking ship from 1893 Chicago world’s fair begins much-needed voyage to restoration

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the June 26, 2008 article by Chicago Tribune reporter Gerry Smith Built in Norway in 1892, the ship was modeled after a vessel called the Gokstad that had been excavated from a Viking warrior’s grave two years earlier and was … Continued

Friends of the Viking Ship

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April 14, 1893"Viking" stopped in Arendal–once Norway’s biggest port in terms of tonnage handled. Many Americans of Norwegian ancestry can trace their roots to Arendal, particularly those in New York and the surrounding area, as may Norwegian sailors, trimmers, shipbuilders, and carpenters from Arendal settled there.If the name sounds familiar it might be because the Disney film "Frozen" is set in a fictional kingdom named Arendelle, which derives its name from Arendal. Arendelle’s scenery in the film however is based primarily on Nærøyfjord in western Norway, and its buildings from the Norwegian cities of Balestrand and Bergen.
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