WE HOPE THAT OTHERS FOLLOW, AND
THAT IT HELPS THEIR BUSINESS.
>> THE 7 COURSE MEAL COST $110
PER PERSON, THE HOTEL WILL
BEGIN OFFERING THE SERVICE THIS
WEEKEND.
>>> MINNESOTANS HAVE LONG HAD A
>> WE HAVE TO WALK THROUGH A
FOOT OF SNOW, THE PEOPLE
HAVEN'T PLOWED.
>> WITH COVID 19 THIS YEAR, IT
MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT TO ENJOY
THE SEASON.
THAT'S WHERE THE INTERNATIONAL
EXPERTS COME INTO PLAY.
TONIGHT, SUSAN-ELIZABETH
LITTLEFIELD SHARES THE
SCANDINAVIAN SECRETS TO
EMBRACING WINTER.
>> NESTLED IN THE LAKES OF
EASTERN MINNESOTA IS LINDSTROM.
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER,
YOU WOULD THINK YOU WERE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
THAT'S THE POINT ACCORDING TO
THE MAYOR.
>> IT REALLY FEELS LIKE WE ARE
IN SWEDEN.
>> THERE WERE SWEDISH SETTLERS
THAT SETTLED THIS AREA, DANIEL
COMMUNITY IS NAMED, THIS WAS
ALL HIS LAND.
SO, THE SWEDISH ROOTS RUN DEEP
>> IT SEEMED LIKE THE LOGICAL
PLACE TO GO DIGGING FOR
SCANDINAVIAN SECRETS TO
SURVIVING THE WINTER.
>> SCANDINAVIANS IN THIS AREA,
BECAUSE THE WATER GETS HARD,
AND THAT OPENS UP A NEW
TERRITORY FOR THEM TO GO OUT
AND HAVE THE PLAYGROUND.
>> Reporter: ABOUT HALF THE
TOWN SHOWED UP TO SHOW US HOW
THEY WHOLLY EMBRACE THE SEASON.
>> YOU GOT TO LIVE WITH IT, YOU
MIGHT AS WELL ENJOY IT.
>> FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES
COUNTRY SKIING, DOWNHILL
SKIING, ICE FISHING,
SNOWMOBILING, ION 365 DAYS A
YEAR ON THE STREETS OF
LINDSTROM.
>> TURNS 70 A COUPLE YEARS AGO,
AND I WAS OUT ICE-SKATING EVERY
DAY FOR 70 DAYS.
>> Reporter: AND CELEBRATING IS
ANOTHER WAY THE TOWN PUSHES
THROUGH.
ARLENE AND OTHERS ARE HELPING
ORGANIZE THE NEXT COVID
FRIENDLY WINTER FESTIVAL.
>> WE HAVE ICE-SKATING IN THE
BACKYARD, AND WE BUILD AN ICE
BAR AND EVERYONE HAS A GREAT
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR SAYS
WINTER IS THE PERFECT SEASON TO
DO THINGS TOGETHER WHILE
STAYING APART.
>> DEFINITELY GET OUT, AND DO
THINGS WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
>> Reporter: IT'S ADVICE THAT
FALLS RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHAT
SWEDE HAS TO SAY.
>> YOU SEEM COMFORTABLE IN THE
COLD.
>> YES.
>> WHY IS THAT?
>> THE COLD, YOU CAN DRESS FOR
THE COLD.
YOU CAN PUT ON ANOTHER LAYER,
BUT IF IT'S HOT, YOU CANNOT
TAKE UP SO MUCH.
>> Reporter: SVEN AND HIS WIFE
MOVED TO OKLAHOMA IN THE 1980S.
HE MADE THE UNCOMMON REQUEST TO
HIS WIFE TO MOVE NORTH, BECAUSE
OF THE WINTER.
>> I TOLD HER THAT IF WE ARE
STAYING IN AMERICA, WE HAVE TO
GO WHERE SWEDEN CAN BE.
MINNESOTA.
>> Reporter: AND HERE HE IS,
SOAKING IT IN.
>> SNOW, EVERYTHING IS CLEAN,
GARBAGE IS COVERED WITH WHITE
SNOW,
>> Reporter: THAT'S HOW MANY
SCANDINAVIANS SEE IT, AS THEIR
WINTERS ARE EVEN LONGER AND
DARKER, WITH ONLY A FEW HOURS
OF SUNLIGHT.
THEY MASTERED THE WINTER WITH
SOME TIME-TESTED TRADITIONS.
LIKE CREATING IN THE HOME, IT'S
A DANISH TERM FOR CREATING A
COZY ENVIRONMENT INDOORS WITH
TEXTURED BLANKETS, CANDLES, AND
LOTS OF LIGHT.
>> IN SWEDEN IF YOU GO OVER
THERE IN THE TOWN, YOU WILL SEE
ALMOST EVERYONE HAS, IN THEIR
WINDOWS, A STAR LIT UP WITH A
SITTING WITH CANDLES.
EVERY WINDOW IN THE HOUSE HAVE
>> Reporter: A SEASON
SCANDINAVIANS SAY SHOULD BE
SPENT OUTSIDE, WHETHER SKIING,
FISHING, OR BREATHING IN FRESH
AIR.
>> YOU CAN DO SO MUCH IN THE
WINTER THAT YOU CANNOT DO IN
THE SUMMER,
>> Reporter: AND THAT IS THE
DARK DAYS OF WINTER.
BY FINDING THE BRIGHT SIDE.
>> THERE'S NOTHING TO COMPLAIN
ABOUT.
YOU JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AND
MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
>> Reporter: WCCO, FOR NEWS.
>> I LIKE HIM, I CAN LISTEN TO
HIM TALK ALL NIGHT LONG, HE WAS
GREAT.