Q. Is there an organization that might arrange a tour of the stave churches in Norway? A: Built as early as the 11th century, the wooden stave churches of Norway are constructed from timber that has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. The largest of Norway’s remaining stave churches, Heddal stave ...

California Lutheran University was gifted approximately $1.6 million by the James M. Hage Trust to build a replica of the ...

A modern measurement method has helped scientists date some of Norway’s historic stave churches more accurately. The method shows that several of the stave churches are older than has been previously ...

The medieval wooden “stave” church at Urnes by the Sognefjord in western Norway is one of art history’s most mesmerising Sleeping Beauties. For all that it enjoys Unesco world heritage status, has ...

TOWN OF BLUE MOUNDS — One of the most well-traveled churches on the planet may be on the move again. Armed with flashlights, wooden folding rulers and cameras, a four-man delegation from Norway is ...

It's such a fixture in the area that it may be hard for some to believe that it's only been 10 years since the stave church was dedicated at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. Guy Paulson, a Fargo ...

Profile on the Hopperstad Stave Church in Moorhead, Minnesota. The Hopperstad Stave Church is an impressive structure combining centuries old wooden church architecture from Norway with modern ...