Photo 1: Our hosts Dale Enerson, Rueben Mayer and Al Graner, were hard at work checking out some of the tour sites scheduled for this year's conference. Tough Job, but someone has to do it!

Photo 2: Past President Ira Beckman and Membership Secretary/N&B Co-editor Wayne Pike were among some of the conference attendees choosing to take to the tracks to Minot!

Photo 3: Picnicking at the Scandinavian Heritage Center, Minot.

Photo 4: Tom Ackerman, Ohio (left) visits with Daryll Ray during the Sunday evening picnic.

Photo 5: Minnesotans Deb Pike, Barb Kelm, Clarice Richardson, Gary Thome and Vic Richardson beneath the the Dala Horse, the national symbol of Sweden.

Photo 6: Denny Jackson (MN) and Maylon Peters (CO) and their troll friend

Photo 7: Norm Bohmbach, Denny Jackson, Ira Beckman, Wayne Pike and Thom the bus driver discuss the finer points of this Ford tractor. Shouldn't you guys stay with the group? You might get lost!

Photo 8: “Where are you from?” Many instructors, including Greg Kalinoski and Tim Holtquist, made a dot on the map to show where they were from.

Photo 9: Bob Rhea, NAFBAS Executive Director, Camp Point, IL, at the pre-conference Board Meeting in Minot.

Photo 10: Several of the spouses and families enjoyed lunch at Dakotah Rose B&B on Tuesday.

Photo 11: Conference Planners at work

Photo 12: Our 2003-04 Board: Deb Pike (MN), Rich Baumann (MN), Jim Kelm (MN), Jay Olson (ND), Tom Weygandt (OH), Ira Beckman (MN), Ed Ruff (WI), Al Graner (ND), Laurie Morris (CO), Wayne Pike (MN)