Leif
Erikson Day Celebration
Each October the League lays a wreath at the statue of Leif Erikson in Humboldt Park to commemorate the early Viking discovery of North America. MAP
The October date of the NNL wreath laying is not
associated with any particular event in Leif Erikson's
life. We acknowledge this event on the weekend closest to
October 9. October 9 is "Leif Erikson Day" as a
result of a proclamation
in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The ship
Restauration had come from Stavanger, Norway, arrived in
New York Harbor on October 9, 1825, at the start of the
first organized immigration from Norway to the United
States. In 1964, the United States Congress
authorized and requested the President to create the
observance through an annual
proclamation. Lyndon B. Johnson did so, as has each
President since. Klikk
på bildet for større bilde.
Humbolt Park
Chicago,Illinois
Join
us at the Leif Erikson monument for the traditional
wreath-laying ceremony, skål, (toast) and concluding
remarks.
Humboldt Park
1440 N. Humboldt Drive
Chicago, Illinois
(west of N. Humboldt Dr., and north of the field house
driveway within Humboldt Park).MAP
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