Over the years my father hired many men to fish for him on Lake Winnipeg. Some years he had as many as thirty-five at his commercial fish camp.
Some of these men were married, dependable but many of them were single or temporarily
No destination is as important to North Americans of Icelandic descent as that of the farm on which their ancestors lived. In article after article, people write about the rush of emotion that occurred when they stood on that hallowed ground. They can, with no difficulty, see their grandparents or great-grandparents making hay, bringing in the sheep or cows. The sound of the waves on the shore is the same sound their ancestors heard. Many people refer to this land as
A troll lived in our cistern. He moved in shortly after my grandfather built the cistern in our basement so my mother would have soft water during the winter. The troll was short, heavy set, bandy legged, deep set eyes, a permanent scowl and, if he could grab little boys leaning over the edge of the cistern, he
I used to find boxes of Icelandic books and magazines on my doorstep. When it happened, I
Publishing in Iceland has a long and honorable tradition. J
The Icelandic immigrants called it Amer
The first time he accused me of stealing from him, he was lying on his bed reading The Northern Miner.
