Sesquicentennial Billboard

A billboard has been displayed on State Highway 22 between St. Peter and Mankato to commemorate the June 21-22 Norseland Community Sesquicentennial Celebration. The billboard was placed early in 2008 by Bill Soderlund of St. Peter, a friend of the Norseland/New Sweden Communities. It displays an illustration done by Justin Clifton. The illustration became a collaboration between these communities, Bill Soderlund, and Justin Clifton. It was created to symbolize and highlight the heritage, the coming forth into a new land, the building, and settling of these two long standing communities, who this year celebrate 150 years of existence together under God. Along with this illustration, the billboard also highlights Norseland and New Sweden by name, along with flags of Sweden, and of Norway. end