Town of Norway
6419 Heg Park Rd
Wind Lake, WI 53185
Racine County
Phone:(262) 895-6335
Fax: (262) 895-6601
Email:tnorway@wi.rr.com
Website:http://www.townofnorway.org
Map: Bing Map
What's Happening Now
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Importance 15 absentee ballots the clerk has mailed or tansmitted to absentee electors for the February 21, 2012 election have not been returned. 02/21/2012
Importance **Election Day Today - Take A Look At What Is On The Ballot.** 02/21/2012
Importance Racine Co Emergency Management, Individual & Family Preparedness, Monday, Feb. 20th 6:00pm-8:30pm. Click here for more information 02/16/2012
Importance Low Cost Animal Vaccinations Clinic, Sat, March 10th, 11:30am -1pm, Rochester Village Hall. Click here to open for more information. 02/16/2012
Importance 2012 Immunizations & Free Blood Pressure Clinics. 02/16/2012
Importance ***IMPORTANT MESSAGE*** New Non-Emergency Phone No. for law enforcement & fire/rescue (262) 534-5166. For Emergencies please call 911. 02/03/2012
Importance Public Hearing--Revised FEMA Maps--Monday, Feb. 20th at 6:00 pm, Ives Grove Office Complex, 14200 Washington Ave, Sturtevant. 02/02/2012
Importance Fire Chief Robins warns everyone that with the high temperatures our area has a lot of thin ice & open water on our lakes. Please STAY OFF!! No motorized vehicles, ATV’s or snowmobiles. Two people have already went through the ice since Saturday. If you must go out on the lakes, please wear a PFD!!!. 02/01/2012
Importance Go to the Official Website for Current Voter ID Information - http://bringit.wisconsin.gov/do-i-have-right-photo-id 01/25/2012
Importance See Contact Information for Your County, State and Federal Officials. Please Go to Staff Departments and then to Clerks page. 04/18/2011


 
Town of Norway Heritage

Under the leadership of John Luraas, forty pioneers came to Muskego Lake from Norway in 1839, to found one of the most important settlements in Norwegian-American history. After temporary set-backs, the Settlement flourished here through the leadership of Even Heg, Johannes Johanassen, Soren Bache, Elling Eilsen, James Reymert and Claus Clausen, who sent glowing reports to Norway and encouraged a large movement to this country.

This settlement gave rise to the first Norwegian Lutheran congregation organized in America (1843) and published the first Norwegian-American newspaper. Old Muskego became well known as a mother colony to other settlements, schools and churches springing up on the new frontier. Countless wagonloads of newcomers stopped here before continuing west.

Nearby Heg Park commemorates Colonel Hans C. Heg, one of Wisconsin’s Civil War heroes.