Syttende Mai Picnic Celebration - May 17, 1-3 PM at Carderock Recreation Area in Potomac, MD. See May Newsletter for additional informaiton!
Welcome to the Washington Lodge Website!
May, 2026
If you have questions about lodge membership please contact Vice President Keith Aleckson at VP@NorwayDC.org. For all other questions or concerns please contact President Linda Hestvik at President@NorwayDC.org
We have had the following activities (Cooking and Baking, Music Appreciation) in the past and would like to have them in the future. Are you interested? Contact President Linda Hestvik at President@NorwayDC.org
The Norwegian Embassy and local organizations celebrate Norway’s Constitution Day, Syttende Mai (17th of May) every year with a picnic at Carderock Recreation Area in Potomac, Maryland.
This year’s picnic will be held on Sunday, May 17, 1 - 3 P.M. It is a free, family friendly event. Please, join us in celebrating this national holiday and enjoy live music, children’s games and free hotdogs, ice cream and popcorn under the picnic pavilion. The Norwegian Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission will be the guest speaker and will address the guests followed by a flag-filled parade around the picnic area.
We request that you RSVP to this event so that food can be adequately planned: https://www.norchamdc.org/events/syttende-mai-picnic-in-the-park-2026. Questions? Email lodge President Linda Hestvik at president@norwaydc.org. If you are interested in volunteering (with the 11:30 A.M. arrival) at this event, please contact Christine Knight at peterk1092@comcast.net .
Registration for attending the Fall Festival and volunteering to help is now open.
Check out the Festival 2026 page for more information.
Tubfrim Report
Pat DeRoche recently sent off over two pounds of used stamps to Tubfrim. Over a pound were foreign, mostly Norwegian. Thanks to everyone who saved those stamps.
Additional Website Information
Are you interested in Norway Literature, History, Folklore, Genealogy, Food, or Language? Do you want to connect to your roots, study the Viking age or the Norwegian Resistance in WWII, or discuss the latest in Norwegian culture?
The Sons of Norway members in the nation's capital, representing a diversity of background and nationality, share an interest in Norwegian and Scandinavian Culture. We trust that all ages will find something of interest -- in our web site and in our lodge. We have almost 400 members. Most are from the local area of DC, Maryland, and Virginia, but we also have members from another 16 states as well as Norway, Canada, and Great Britain.
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Cultural Skills
This fall the lodge is running a Cooking Pin Challenge. Photograph the Norwegian treats and main dishes you cook this fall, and let’s see how many lodge members can earn a first, second, or third cultural skills pin before the end of the year! Email culturalskills@norwaydc.org to find out more about the Cultural Skills program.