<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Marla Goes North]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marla Goes North ]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:31:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/no/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Coming up for air]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coming November 2]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/coming-up-for-air</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae71e562cc46e78f724242f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:11:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_19452728d045487f8adf507a256118ed~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allemannsretten | Norway's Right to Roam]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when U.S. ideas of boundaries meet Norway’s openness? A new view of freedom, trust, and our relationship with the land.]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/allemannsretten-norway-s-right-to-roam</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68126682f547f5de525c4be6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 09:51:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_75f2c5436be34b938d7978005a72d917~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[April 13, 1861 | Peter Goes West]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the end of Norway’s longest fjord to the battlefields of the Civil War, the story of my great-great-grandfather’s journey to America.]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/petersjourney</link><guid isPermaLink="false">621692abb24d992a4e276bda</guid><category><![CDATA[Family History & Genealogy]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 06:58:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_d747e525c8e043c3aadba7fb690d09a9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_348,h_416,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Molden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coming November 2]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/molden</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae06a5e6aad7040b5b7e22a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 11:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_9b1aae6fe34f4a088cf4963cf93517db~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[July 22: 15 Years Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[A visit to Oslo’s new 22 July Centre on the anniversary of the attacks]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/july-22-15-years-later</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a611851b252e37e4d321067</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:24:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_ac49db6ab50a4e5f90011438a6f5840d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knute Rockne | The Boy from Voss]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Norwegian-American story that begins in Voss and unfolds in the stadiums of the American Midwest.]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/knute-rockne-the-boy-from-voss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b55b5b4898c9cce5a15b42</guid><category><![CDATA[Field Note]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:04:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_041a1741e5aa4992b8c2e6c6cafd9b5b~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_226,h_297,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lihkku beivviin! February 6 is Sámi National Day.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sámi National Day is a communal day for celebrating the culture and heritage of the Sámi, the indigenous people of the high north regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/_sami</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61ffc65ad9f531c0bd7ad09a</guid><category><![CDATA[Field Note]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:00:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_ce88ec2e162e4cc0a60eee375e3ff06e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_408,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ørkenen Sur: A Forgotten Norwegian Settlement in Brooklyn]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a garbage dump along the Brooklyn waterfront, hundreds of Norwegian sailors built a fragile community during the interwar years.]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/%C3%B8rkenen-sur-a-forgotten-norwegian-settlement-in-brooklyn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6969559f44e01db33aff19ac</guid><category><![CDATA[Field Note]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 21:21:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_851b3f989f7847ce866494baaf92471f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rose Castle: Remembering Norway’s Occupation, 1940-1945]]></title><description><![CDATA[An open-air art installation in the forest honoring freedom, democracy, and human dignity.]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/therosecastle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">690dbf366509164f21ae57ff</guid><category><![CDATA[Field Note]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:33:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_41e2194027254d1493a95cd81baca1e4~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_275,h_183,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Peace of Wild Things | Winter Notes from Skånevik]]></title><description><![CDATA[First snow, the past month of travel, reflections on time and memory, a few projects I’ve taken on, and what I’m looking toward in 2026.]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/the-peace-of-wild-things-winter-notes-from-sk%C3%A5nevik</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692d812e495848230dc52b7a</guid><category><![CDATA[Mixtape]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:19:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_025f06924147427690e1aba94fcd3ca3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gokstad Ship’s Final Voyage]]></title><description><![CDATA[On October 29, the world’s largest preserved Viking ship made its final voyage to the Museum of the Viking Age.]]></description><link>https://marlapeterson.wixsite.com/my-site/post/today-in-oslo-the-gokstad-ship-s-final-voyage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6901dbca8b3708d934c2928c</guid><category><![CDATA[Field Note]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:38:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7e5f20_69181f290c4946b4ac9b08c7676ebbe2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_562,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Marla Peterson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eleventh Child]]></title><description><![CDATA[My father was born in 1958, the youngest of 11 in a Wisconsin farm family. 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