In the community

Møllerns hus (The Miller’s house)

The Miller’s House is a gift-, interior-, and clothing shop including a café. You will find the Miller’s House located in Strømsfoss at the municipality of Aremark. Once you have stepped through the doors here, you will want to stay long.

Haldenvassdragets kanalmuseum (Halden Watercourse canal museum)

You find Halden Watercourse Canal Museum at Ørje. The museum conveys the history and culture of forestry, timber floating, and three processing. Centrally stands the canal builder Engebret Soot (1786-1859) and his lifework: Norway’s first locks construction from 1849.

Allsang på grensen (Singalong at the border)

Throughout the summer, there is a TV-recording of Allsang på Grensen (translates to Singalong at the Border), at Fredriksten Fortress in Halden. This is a nice family program where you can see and hear known and loved artists in idyllic surroundings.

Trips on the Halden canal

The Halden Canal is an exciting and idyllic water road stretching from Skulerud in the county of Akershus to the north of Tistedal in Halden at the south. For some it is a well-known area for recreation, and an undiscovered pearl for others. With the boat MS «Strømsfoss» you can sails adventure tours in the […]

Dalslands Canal

Dalslands Canal is a pearl ribbon of small and large lakes. The total length of the lake system is ca. 250 Km. The lake system has 31 canal locks divided on 17 lock stations. The vertical drop is 66 meters. Many consider Dalslands canal as the most beautiful water road in Europe.

Fredriksten fortress

Fredriksten Fortress is a national boarder guard and regional cultural arena. Some of the most dramatic and bloodiest events in Norwegian war history took place here. Most notably is the fall of the Swedish King Karl XIIs in 1718.

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