Lindsborg

Returning from Salina yesterday at just the right time, I was able to capture a few interesting images of Coronado Heights at sunset. I was located about 2 miles east of the hill at the time, and just a bit to the north.

Late afternoon on a crisp fall day. Nice to see water in this part of the lake; it was completely dry two years ago.

Lindsborg’s 2007 Svensk Hyllningsfest celebration continued on Saturday, beginning with the parade, which was held under blue skies! Naturally, I took a few (195) photos. I whittled that set down to 95, which are posted at Flickr, and from there I was able to select my 25 favorites, shown below in the extended entry area:

Svensk Hyllningsfest is Lindsborg’s biennial long weekend festival when community members welcome thousands of visitors and revel in the excitement and pageantry of a three-day “tribute to the Swedish pioneers” who first settled the Smoky Valley of central Kansas in 1869. Established in October 1941, Hyllningsfest is the community’s own creation, something unique in Swedish-America. … Read more

Today was the first annual Lindsborg Community World Fair which was sponsored by Lindsborg Tomorrow, a group focused on Lindsborg’s future. Due to the high wind conditions we moved from Swensson Park to the Stroble-Gibson Center on Bethany Campus. In some ways I suppose it worked better indoors (there were walls behind the tables for … Read more

Even if it hadn’t been too cloudy for stargazing last Saturday, the full moon would have presented difficulties. That didn’t stop us from having a picnic on Coronado Heights, and as it turned out, the clouds lightened, allowing me to get a few interesting pictures of the full moon over Lindsborg. :: The photos were … Read more

Rain delayed Lindsborg’s annual fireworks display by one day, until July 5th. While this may have led to a smaller crowd, it didn’t hurt the fireworks at all. You can see even more images (larger ones, too) at my Fireworks 2007 set on Flickr.