Jill Schramm/MDN Ron Kouba displays his collection of 38 Norsk Hostfest buttons, including last year’s 2025 button. Hostfest produced a different button for each year of the festival. Kouba was wristband chairman at the festival for 12 years.

Share your Hostfest stories

The Minot Daily News invites readers to share their Norsk Hostfest memories for a special page to be published next week. Whether you were a volunteer, vendor, visitor or took part in the festival in another role, The Minot Daily News welcomes your stories.

Submit memories of 200 words or fewer by Wednesday, Feb. 11, to news@minotdailynews.com or mail to P.O. Box 1150, Minot, ND 58702, or deliver to the newspaper office at 301 4th St. SE.