Our first stop was near Marquette Kansas. We stayed at another Corp of Engineers Park, this time on Kanopolis Lake. The trail we hiked was Horsethief Canyon Trail. 
We didn’t hike all of it, partly because the signage was so lacking that we weren’t sure which way to go. The other issue was that it’s in a canyon and the forecast called for rain in the afternoon. 3 miles later, we were back at the truck, and headed into town to get some diesel fuel. 
We drove into the small town of Lindsborg. Lindsborg is a Swedish settlement, which we figured out pretty quickly by reading the “Valkommen” signs. One of the first things we noticed in the historic and cute downtown was the horses standing on many of the street corners. We learned that they are called Dala horses and historically they are carved by the Swedes during the cold winter months and then painted to show them off. If you search the internet for “Dala horse” the first thing that pops up is the store here in Lindsborg that sells them. I’m not sure if that means that they are the leading authority on the horses, or that no one else really cares about them!
They sure are cute no matter what they are. It may be a long time before Colorado recovers from this disaster.
ReplyDeleteApparently when we Google from Canada we get quite different stuff.
ReplyDelete" In the old days the Dala horse was mostly used as a toy for children; in modern times it has become a symbol of Dalarna, as well as Sweden in general. Several different types of Dala horses are made, with distinguishing features common to the locality of the site where they are produced. One particular style has, however, become much more common and widespread than others. It is stoutly carved and painted bright red with details and a harness in white, green, yellow and blue."
It's certainly not because no one else cares. You will find those horses all over Scandia, Minnesota.
ReplyDeleteWe are back in the land of the living. Going to try to catch up on everyone's posts.
ReplyDeleteI love when a town has something like the horses. I have had Paul running all over different towns looking at all the buffaloes, geese, goats, ducks, etc. What fun.