Erie County Viking Festival Brings Norse Heritage to Union City

Union City transformed into a Viking village this weekend as the second annual Erie County Viking Festival wrapped up with a day full of activities celebrating Norse heritage.

Education was a major focus of the festival, giving visitors a chance to learn about Viking history, traditions and craftsmanship while also highlighting the cultural diversity that makes up America.

“The old Norse ways is just one part of the whole scheme of what makes America America so this is especially for the 250th birthday anniversary that we’ve been around our birthday this was a perfect show of one little aspect of what America of a whole it is and what America can also be-integration with all sorts of people.” Rich Konkol the Owner of Ironstone MEadery said…

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