Heiberg Park, Norman Co., MN
Brief History
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Translated by Håkon Skaugvoll, Kristiansand, Vest Agder, Norway from the
1896 book "Nogle Optegnelser om Settling m.m. indenfor de fire Towns Fossum,
Wild Rice, Home Lake og Flom i Norman County, Minn". Collected by R. Grutle,
Lars Aamoth, John Narum, O.S. Bently and John Hommelvig.

Heiberg Park
Norman County Minnesota

In the neighborhood of the mill there is a birch grove, which Heiberg has
transformed and improved so it rightly should be called "Frydenlund " Grove
of Joy.
When you arrive at the grove which is located 100 - 150 feet above the
river, one has a real excellent view. If one turns toward the river, one can
see a distance both up and down the river. To the left, just outside the
park, the mill is located, and close to it the gorgeous iron bridge, which
connects the North and South side of the river.
A bit further up is the railway bridge, and when a train is coming roaring
over, from the north or the south, one has a real magnificient appearance.
Much could be told about this park, but one will learn most about it by
visiting it yourself. When one visits Heiberg during the summer, you should
not fail to pay a visit to the park, - yes, if you go there just to have a
look, you will find it worth the trouble. What the nature did not, Mr.
Heiberg has remedied such as preparing artificial, tempting benches to sit
down and rest, such in American is called Rustic benches. He also here and
there has arranged flowerbeds in all kind of forms and sizes.
Additionally, he has also built an excellent speaker's platform, which every
speaker will be delighted to enter.
Mr. Heiberg has made this park with the intention that it also could be a
suitable place for outdoor celebrations. And it is the truth that it is
usable for that ! I do not know any place within this four townships which
can be a more beautiful place for a 4th of July or 17th of May celebration.
Indeed, on a 17th of May with the Norwgian flag flying of the top of the
birchs, would be a delightful sight. And because people now have started to
float the logs down the Wild Rice River from the pine woods in the White
Earth Reservation, it could be that, you could see a pine log floating down
the river, so you could be tempted to believe that you were by some
Norwegian river like Lågen, Flisen or Glomma. So, you who visits Heiberg, go
to Frydenlund and see for yourself!

Translated by Håkon Skaugvoll, Kristiansand, Vest Agder, Norway from the
1896 book "Nogle Optegnelser om Settling m.m. indenfor de fire Towns Fossum,
Wild Rice, Home Lake og Flom i Norman County, Minn". Collected by R. Grutle,
Lars Aamoth, John Narum, O.S. Bently and John Hommelvig.