The Westby Syttende Mai weekend would not be complete without having its annual "Troll Hunt."
This year, two trolls are being hidden with separate sets of clues for each;
this is also the first year that the two have been given their official first names!
A variety of clue writers and hiders have worked hard over the past decades,
trying to stump the Festival's many would be "detectives, with varying degrees of success.
This year's clue sets have been composed and designed to be "hard" and "medium hard"
so as to require a bit more "sleuthing" skill for each as compared with past years' clue sets.
Very early on, the late Eric Leum began the first hunt,
followed by a 30 - plus year stint, beginning in the early 1970s,
by now retired local attorney and Court Commissioner, Russ Hanson.
Upon his retirement, Attorney Kevin Connelly and his wife did the job for a few years.
Keeping with the long-standing tradition,
this year's clue sets will again appear in the Connelly Law Office front window.
Since then, a variety of following individuals
have been asked by the Westby Syttende Mai Board
to do the "getting stuff written and hiding the trolls" work.
May 19 - 21st, 2017!!
