A living record of Sweden & Swedesburg.

Cinematic scenes

Cinematic scenes below are artistic recreations.

Iowa's largest Dala horse, painted and standing at 107 James Ave.

Iowa's largest Dala horse, painted and standing at 107 James Ave.

The voyage: emigrants at a ship's rail in the 1860s.

The voyage: emigrants at a ship's rail in the 1860s.

An 1870s Swedish settlement on the Iowa prairie.

An 1870s Swedish settlement on the Iowa prairie.

The painted horse, close up.

The painted horse, close up.

Dust in the god rays of a 19th-century tin smith shop.

Dust in the god rays of a 19th-century tin smith shop.

A red horse-drawn Huckster wagon at sunset.

A red horse-drawn Huckster wagon at sunset.

A nyckelharpa player on a midsummer evening.

A nyckelharpa player on a midsummer evening.

Midsommar: dancing around the maypole on the longest day.

Midsommar: dancing around the maypole on the longest day.

Kurbits folk painting, blooming to life.

Kurbits folk painting, blooming to life.

Kurbits flowers, brushed by hand, one petal at a time.

Kurbits flowers, brushed by hand, one petal at a time.

The Swedish flag above the birches.

The Swedish flag above the birches.

Sankta Lucia: candlelight in the darkest week of winter.

Sankta Lucia: candlelight in the darkest week of winter.

A sleigh through a snowy Swedish village at dusk.

A sleigh through a snowy Swedish village at dusk.

Northern lights over a frozen lake in Swedish Lapland.

Northern lights over a frozen lake in Swedish Lapland.

Dawn over a misty Swedish lake, red cottages on the shore.

Dawn over a misty Swedish lake, red cottages on the shore.

The wooden horse rears up and gallops across the meadow.

The wooden horse rears up and gallops across the meadow.

Fika: coffee, cardamom, and cinnamon buns.

Fika: coffee, cardamom, and cinnamon buns.

The gift shop: books, Dala horses, and Swedish treats.

The gift shop: books, Dala horses, and Swedish treats.