By Andrew Fefer, for the Chippewa Valley Post A museum honoring the legacy of Waldemar Ager, a newspaper editor and civic leader who settled in Eau Claire about 120 years ago, is bringing Norwegian language and culture to the Chippewa Valley starting this month. Classes on speaking the Norwegian language and on rosemaling (a kind of […]
Midelfort descendant from Norway visits Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire
By Mayo Health System News Bureau A descendant of the founder of one of Eau Claire’s earliest major healthcare facilities paid a visit to town Monday to see where his great-grandfather’s legacy has progressed. Dr. Kristoffer Hellum, a neurologist from Drammen, Norway, paid a visit to Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire on Monday […]