Icelandic Hekla Club
A non-profit 501(c)(3) celebrating all things Icelandic, based in Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
The Icelandic Hekla Club takes its name from one of the most well-known and active volcanoes in Iceland. Located on the south side of the island, standing at 4,882 feet above sea level, it is known to have erupted some 20 - 30 times since settlement in 874, with the most recent being February 2000.
Thank you to Hallgrímur P. Helgason of Selfoss, Iceland for the use of his photograph of Mount Hekla.Sailing into the next 100 years!
UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS
Thursday - Sunday, August 1 - 4, August the Deuce, Mountain, ND, https://www.thedeuce.org/
Friday - Monday, August 2 - 5, Íslendingadagurinn, Gimli, Manitoba, https://www.icelandicfestival.com/
2024 Hekla Donation recipient is
$1,500.00 - to the Val Bjornson Icelandic Exchange Scholarship at the University of Minnesota
Congratulations to this worthy organization!
In-person meetings are held at the Danish American Center. We will offer both in-person and Zoom meetings as we begin our 100th year.
Saturday, September 21 - 10:30 am - Location change to The Glenn - Hopkins party room, 1011 Feltl Court, Hopkins, MN, 55343. Welcome & Organizational Meeting; official beginning of 100th Anniversary celebrations
Saturday, October 19 - 10:30 a.m., program Val Bjornson Scholars - Kristján and Jökull
Saturday, November 16 - 10:30 a.m., program TBD
Sunday, December 8 - 11:30 - 2:30 pm, in-person Jólabarnaball
Saturday, January 18 - 10:30 a.m., TBD
Saturday, February 15 - 10:30 a.m., TBD
Saturday, March 15 - 10:30 a.m., TBD
Sunday, April 27 - 12:30 - 3:00 pm, Samkoma, in-person, Norway House, Program TBD
Saturday, May 17 - 10:30 a.m., Annual Meeting; election of officers, determination of donations.
November 2020 Hekla Club presentation by Guðrún Erla Gisladóttir, master quilter, teacher and author.
See additional program videos on our Recorded Meeting Presentation page.
Become a member or renew your membership for 2024 - 2025. Check out the Membership page for information and registration.
The 2025 INLNA Calendar will be available in August!
This Special Anniversary edition will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Nýja Ísland (the colony of New Iceland).
$15 each, payment may be in person or via PayPal to info@heklaclub.org.
Following in the steps of several Icelandic women's groups in the area, the Icelandic Hekla Club was founded on January 30, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the oldest, continuously meeting Icelandic organization in the United States. In 2024, it is proud to begin celebrating 100 years of bringing people and Iceland together.
The Icelandic Hekla Club is organized exclusively for educational, cultural, and charitable purposes. The purposes of this corporation include, among others:
To educate the public through the promotion of Icelandic educational and cultural opportunities.
To cooperate and/or participate, wherever possible, in activities that support and promote Icelandic social, educational, and cultural themes.
To promote fellowship among members and involve the Icelandic community cooperative endeavors that support connections between Minnesota and Iceland
To provide a means of reaching those of Icelandic descent and those interested in Iceland.
Additionally the Icelandic Hekla Club works to support the Val Bjornson Icelandic Exchange Scholarship between the University of Minnesota and Haskóli Íslands (University of Iceland).
The Icelandic Hekla Club enjoys Public Charity non-profit status 509 (a)(2) under the United States Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) and is open to anyone of any age or gender, regardless of ethnic origins.
Contact Icelandic Hekla Club:
Danish American Center
3030 West River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55406
The annual and fiscal year of the Icelandic Hekla Club runs August 1 - July 31
Leadership
August 1, 2024 - July 31, 2025 Icelandic Hekla Club Officers and Board of Directors :
President: Elin Hansen
Vice President:
Secretary: Nancy Johnson
Treasurer: Jean Mendenhall
Immediate Past President: (Gudbjorg) Ann Hobbs
Senior Consultant: Dianne O'Konski