Adanna Kvernvik cheers as vikings and valkyries haul in an iceberg on Wednesday, soon to be plunked onto the middle of Nordic Drive as the street is closed to traffic and taken over by vendors and festivities.
May 17 is Norway's Constitution Day, and in "Alaska's Little Norway," it's a big deal.
Every year around this time, Petersburg holds a week-long festival to celebrate its Norwegian heritage. Hundreds of people flock to the Southeast island town for the experience.
Festival celebrations date back to the late 1950s. Some traditions have grown and morphed over the decades, with new ones entering the mix as well.
But the Norwegian Dancers have always been a fixture.
Brandi Thynes is a volunteer on the festival's committee and one of the adults in charge of the young Norwegian Dancers program.
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