As I write my field report the calendar says it’s May 17, also known as Syttende Mai or the Norwegian Independence Day. It’s quite the celebration in many communities in the United States with Norwegian heritage. I remember back 35 or 40 years ago, we would usually be done planting on my father’s farms. We would be moving equipment through the small village of Spring Grove, Minnesota. We would be on our way to my older brother’s farm and rented acreages. There was always a lot of people and lots of festivities going on as we moved things through on the main state highway through town.