An Adventure, cont'd

While in Minneapolis viewing the beautiful holdings at the American Swedish Institute...​

​reindeer skin pouch decorated with beads

Sámi gákti

​woven bands on bells

​knitted socks and mittens

​birch bark bag

...we did other fun Sámi things, like visit North America's first Sámi themed coffee house.  The Lavvu Coffee House is owned and operated by Chris Pesklo, a Minnesota native of Sámi ancestry, whose other jobs are lavvu builder and former Social Studies teacher.  His Lavvu website can be found at http://www.lavvu.com/index.html.  Lavvu are the tipi-like tents Sámi traditionally made and travel with.

​North America's only Sámi inspired coffee house

Dinkytown, MN

​lavvu coffee

​knitting in the lavvu

​working on a Sámi mitten in the coffee house 

We also visited Ikea for the first time.  Wow.  It's like furniture Disneyland!  We purchased a few things, and I briefly considered moving there.  ​

Tomorrow:  my first trip to Decorah, Iowa, and the motherland of all museums: The Vesterheim!​