Nora Johnsen, otherwise known as Myrtle Mukinfuss, the Askovian, tells a poignant tale about her life in "the woods." Askov, a small Danish town in northern Minnesota, is home to roughly 400 people. Some modern Danish descendants struggle to say the local Danish street names yet easily enjoy the local potlucks of medisterpolse, Dansk surkaal, snebudding, and slab.
Some might say she has lived a tragedy while others will say her life was one big comedy. Her father died when she was very young, which left a big ache in her heart for most of her life. At the same time, she enjoyed being with the love of her life, Ralph Johnsen, for nearly all of it.
Ultimately, Nora lit up the room with her storytelling abilities and silly antics. She could pound out a polka with the best of them and defy the etiquette of her day with Mukinfuss humor.
By reading this story, the reader very well may glimpse a life celebrated and revered by those who love her - both as Nora and as Mukinfuss....More >< Less