The Amdahl farm has been inhabited by Kristine's family since 1603 (according to church records). However, there are traces of people living there since 700 B.C. Currently, Kristine's grandparents, Bjarne and Kirsten Bakkevig, are living there. It used to be a dairy farm, but currently only has a few chickens :)
Amdahl farm house
Bigger view of the propery (main house, guest house, and barn).
Kristine posing for a lovely pic in the yard!
Drawing of the Amdahl farm in Norway and
the Amdahl farm in South Dakota. American
relative Mim Newman drew this.
A view behind the farm house.
U.S.A.!
Snake in the yard! Thankfully not poison!
Marina and a little bit of the beach shed/storage.
Grandpa Bjarne made this marina himself.
Kristine looking for small fish near the marina and beach.
View of the mountain behind the guest house.
Kristine holding a tadpole from a freshwater pond on the property.
Grandma Kirsten has planted lots of water lily's here that will flower later this summer.
Freshwater pond at Amdahl. Yet another
lovely pose by Kristine!
True that!
Side-view of the barn.
Another view of the mountain behind the house.
Can you see what appears to be a face in the
mountainside?
Kristine and I on the marina.
In the background you can see another beach that belongs to the farm,
this one doesn't have sand, but nice smooth rocks!
Hi, my name is sammi Amdahl, currently living in Albuquerque NM USA... I believe this is part of my roots, related to Dr. Gene Amdahl, descendent of Ollie Olson/Olsen.... we got a family lineage book which I can't read because of the language differences... I have 2 children, Mia Nevaeh Amdahl (2007) and Jespah Constantine Amdahl (2009)my father Robert Roy Amdahl, child of Roy Ansel Amdahl and Carol Mae.... just wanted to say hi!
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