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Delightful Discoveries - 55 Reasons Why You Should Get Off the Ring Road

Travelling off the Ring Road brings many delightful discoveries.

Dec 20, 20243 min read

The Most Popular Stories in 2024

There were over 85 stories and articles posted to the Icelandic Roots blog in 2024. They ranged from academic discussions of Sagas to...

Nov 9, 20244 min read

Samkoma Member Loves Iceland

Note: Icelandic Roots Samkoma Member Lee-Anne Fox describes herself as a phone-based hobbyist photographer and "photogenic Iceland is a...

Jun 22, 20243 min read

The Worst Week and the Best Day

Editor's Note: Emma Kaliel wrote this account about her 2023 Snorri Experience. The 2024 Snorri participants are currently engaged in...

Jun 8, 20242 min read

History Under Our Feet

The 2024 Icelandic Roots Fundraiser Start forming your team, it’s time for our annual fundraiser! Icelandic Roots is pleased to announce...

Jun 8, 20245 min read

My Icelandic Summers

by Veronica Li The Icelandic Roots Writers Group wrote about summer memories for their April assignment. I like to think of Iceland as my...

Jun 8, 20246 min read

The Viking of the 21st Century

Part Three: Gunnar Marel Eggertsson, Welcome back to our third and final instalment of the Viking of the 21st Century series. Part One...

May 25, 20245 min read

The Viking of the 21st Century

Part Two: Íslendingur and her voyage Welcome back to the second of the three-part series of The 21st Century Icelander. We will explore...

Feb 23, 20245 min read

Icelandic Lagoons

Do you enjoy sitting in a hot tub and soaking away the cares of the day? Would you enjoy sitting in nature while enjoying that soak? Then...

Dec 9, 20237 min read

Icelandic Roots 10th Anniversary Trip to Iceland

By Alisa Jones My mom, Susan Huff, is a volunteer with Icelandic Roots. I was able to come on the 10th anniversary trip of Icelandic...

Dec 9, 20236 min read

Icelandic Roots 10th Anniversary Trip to Iceland

By Susan Huff It has been five years since I was last in Iceland when I lived there with my husband as Records Preservation Missionaries...

Dec 9, 20233 min read

2023 Snorri Plus Experience: A Summer Adventure in Iceland

By Terri Kristjanson Wintonyk After hearing about the Snorri Plus program on an Icelandic Roots Samtal Hour, I was hooked! Participating...

Nov 24, 20233 min read

My Snorri 2023 Experience

By Hendrik Vis When I first heard of the Snorri program it seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime experience and an opportunity to connect on a...

Sep 1, 20235 min read

Reflections at Brimnes, Emigration Center Stories, Bill Holm’s Legacy, and Icelandic Adventures

By Jack Plumley The following is a story about my adventures returning to Iceland for the Snorri Internship. This is shared in addition...

Apr 30, 20233 min read

Snorri Scholarships 2023

Introducing six Snorri scholarship recipients that will be travelling to Iceland this summer for a life-changing cultural experience....

Mar 19, 20232 min read

Fond Memory of Our First Trip to Iceland

By Valdine (Scrymgeour) Hernes My husband, Sigfred (I640085), and I (I639986) have visited Iceland four times. On our first trip in July...

Dec 11, 20222 min read

Experience of a Lifetime

-By Owen Roberts The Snorri Trip was an experience of a lifetime. From the moment I stepped onto the Icelandair flight in Toronto, it...

Dec 11, 20222 min read

Suður Þingeyjarsýsla

Suður Þingeyjarsýsla in Northern Iceland features a 250 km road trip called the “Diamond Circle,” due to the shape of the route. This...

Nov 26, 20222 min read

Christmas at Árbær Open-Air Museum (Árbæjarsafn)

Located just south and east of Reykjavík city center, along Route 1 (the Ring Road), and east of the River Elliðaá, lies the Árbær...

Oct 14, 202210 min read

Snorri Plus Program Tour August 8-22, 2022

By Judy Dickson This August I was fortunate to be a participant in the Snorri Plus Program which had been forced to cancel plans in 2020...