Barneløpet children’s ski/walk event at Decorah Prairie Feb. 5

Get outside and enjoy the winter at the annual Barneløpet, a non-competitive ski or walk event for skiers ages 3-13.

Get outside and enjoy the winter at the annual Barneløpet, a non-competitive ski or walk event for skiers ages 3-13. This collaborative Vesterheim Museum and Sons of Norway event will be held at the Decorah Community Prairie on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m. with registration beginning at 9:40 a.m. Skiers must provide their own skis. Those without skis can join in a walk through the tall prairie grasses. 
Barneløpet is free and open to children of all skill levels and is a great event for the entire family. “When you complete the course, you’ll be awarded a medal and served hot chocolate and homemade cookies as you warm yourself by the fire,” said Darlene Fossum-Martin, event organizer. 
Barneløpet is free thanks to support from Jon and Mary Hart of Decorah in memory of Kjell Arne Berntsen, and three Sons of Norway Lodges: Valdres #503 in Decorah; Heimbygda #376 in Lanesboro, Minn.; and Valheim #364 in Spring Grove, Minn. Listen to local radio stations for cancelations.
Barneløpet (pronounced BAR-nuh-lop-it) is Norwegian for “kids race” and Sons of Norway lodges all over the country sponsor Barneløpet events. It is modeled after the Barnebirke, a children’s cross-county ski race held each year as a part of the world-famous American Birkebeiner in Hayward, Wis.
The Decorah Community Prairie is accessed by car at the south end of Ohio Street near Aase Haugen Homes. The trail will be in a loop with the start and finish at the site of the butterfly garden. For more information about Barneløpet contact Vesterheim at vesterheim.org or 563-382-9681. 

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