Experience the Magic of Julebyen: A Festive Christmas Village Event
Description: The Leif Erikson Ship was built in Korgen, Norway by local boat builders to replicate the type of ship sailed and the route used by the Vikings
Currently, the Leif Erikson Viking Ship is in storage awaiting a protective building to be displayed. Please read the articles shown from the DNT on the Opinion Page about where our project sits. We are actively raising funds and awareness for the plight of the Leif Erikson Viking Ship, and we would certainly appreciate your help.
“The city accepted the ship with the covenant that the ship would be maintained and covered. And the maintenance has not been good, and a building or a cover never occured.”
“Having been on the (Duluth) City Council on and off for 18 years, I saw this happen all the time. There are these things that get done, then there’s no maintenance, then there becomes a crisis or they tear it down, and then they forget about it. But then there’s this new grandiose project that everyone jumps on and on the bandwagon. … The city’s got what, 150 parks and designated areas and about half of them or more than half of them aren’t properly maintained. And then you have a very significant historic
Experience the Magic of Julebyen: A Festive Christmas Village Event