The Leiv Eriksson International Festival was formed in 1987 under the leadership of Pastor John Mauritzen, Mindekirken (The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church in Minneapolis) and members of the Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish communities

Web site about the four times Finnish motocross World Champion the notorius and fearless Heikki Mikkola. On this site you can see many pictures, results, interviews, videos and final standings.