Iceland Travel 2025 Update -INLUS Webinar

It’s Time to finalize those travel plans to Iceland!   Höskuldur Sæmundsson will bring us up to date on the happenings at Hey Iceland Travel. We will then “travel” to the east to the Blábjörg Resort in Bakkagerði in Borgarfjörður eystri and meet owner Áudur Vala and manager Dagrún Sóla.   Whether you are looking…

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2025 INLUS Photo Contest Winners

  A Summer in Iceland Through Your Eyes We’re pleased to share the results of the first-ever INLUS Photo Contest, which invited our community to submit photos capturing Summer Scenes in Iceland. Over the course of the contest, we received nearly 100 submissions—far more than we expected for our first run. The variety and quality…

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Iceland Search and Rescue -INLUS Webinar

Life in Iceland is complicated by natural forces… Volcanic eruptions can endanger entire towns, like Grindavík in 2024. Extreme floods can destroy bridges and roads to rural areas. Windstorms and snowstorms can make travel impossible. How does Iceland cope with all these potential disasters? The concept of an Iceland search and rescue group was formed…

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Pick The Winning Photos

It’s Time to Vote: Help Us Choose the Winning Photo We’re thrilled to announce that voting is now open for the first-ever INLUS Photo Contest! We received almost 100 submissions celebrating the theme of Summer Scenes in Iceland—and we’ve been absolutely blown away by the talent, heart, and perspective shared by our community. These images…

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Connect Newsletter Spring 2025 Releases

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INLUS Photo Contest! The Spring 2025 edition of the Connect is now available on the INLUS.org website. The pages are filled with all new stories on Icelandic culture in North America and Iceland. The Connect opens with the first ever INLUS Photo Contest. We want to see your photos of “Summer in Iceland.” This March,…

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The First INLUS Photo Contest

Calling All Shutterbugs: Announcing the first INLUS Photo Contest If you’re like most of us at INLUS, your camera roll is probably brimming with stunning images of Iceland—pictures your friends and family have admired (and maybe seen one too many times). That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our first-ever INLUS Photo Contest, created to celebrate…

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Don’t Be a Tourist, Be a Snorri!

Note: Deadlines for Snorri and Snorri Plus 2025 have been extended! Snorri applications will be accepted until Monday, February 17. Registration for Snorri Plus is open until Saturday, March 1. For more information and to apply, visit www.snorri.is. Questions? Email info@snorri.is.    Julie Summers Snorri Programs Co-Project Manager Snorri 2012 alumna It sounds cliché, but…

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A Snorri West Participant Experiences an Icelandic Roots Success Story

Note: The Snorri West program brings Icelanders 20 – 30 years of age to North America for a four-week summer trip.  The 2025 program application deadline is Monday, February 17. The cost for the 2025 program will be USD 3000. To learn more, go to the Snorri.is website.    By Jody Arman-Jones, Co-Director Snorri West…

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Making Peace With Þetta Reddast

Note: Codi Shogren wrote about her 2024 experience in the Snorri Program- a unique opportunity for North American Icelandic descendants to spend six weeks in Iceland learning about and exploring the country. The deadline for applying to the 2025 Snorri Program is fast approaching (January 13, 2025). The program cost for 2025 is $7200 USD,…

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

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As another year comes to a close, we send holiday greetings and heartfelt thanks to all our members, donors and friends. We look forward to seeing you, in person or online, at an INLUS or member event in 2025. Gleðilega hátið!  Gleðileg jól!  

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