Good job remembering an often forgotten fact that Dr. Peterson’s son Steven carved the dragons heads. He also carved the ridge, outside crosses, the perimeter spires, and the gargoyles. It may be of interest the gargoyles are all the same except one that has a special face. Steven also carved the baptismal font. Dr Peterson made many trips to get the exact design of the original Church exactly documented for replication. Steven Peterson apprenticed In Norway for wood carving too. As you said, the portals were carved by Else and Phil Oden of Barronett, Wi. As was most of the interior furnishings. An interesting story about the portals. The Odens were purportedly commissioned to carve the portals for the stave church at Epcot. What wasn’t communicated was the replica there was to be reduced size. So they carved full size portals which would be put to good use, albeit unintended, for the full size Minot church.
Scandinavian park looks like a great place to go for a walk 👍
Good job remembering an often forgotten fact that Dr. Peterson’s son Steven carved the dragons heads. He also carved the ridge, outside crosses, the perimeter spires, and the gargoyles. It may be of interest the gargoyles are all the same except one that has a special face. Steven also carved the baptismal font. Dr Peterson made many trips to get the exact design of the original Church exactly documented for replication. Steven Peterson apprenticed In Norway for wood carving too. As you said, the portals were carved by Else and Phil Oden of Barronett, Wi. As was most of the interior furnishings. An interesting story about the portals. The Odens were purportedly commissioned to carve the portals for the stave church at Epcot. What wasn’t communicated was the replica there was to be reduced size. So they carved full size portals which would be put to good use, albeit unintended, for the full size Minot church.