The 1996 Uffda Day Fall festival was held on a crisp and beautiful October day. The kickoff event was a parade of more than 65 units including the Viking ship manned by grizzled seafarers from the Viking Shrine Club and tractors from the Wild Rice Antique Tractor and Plowing Association. Governor Ed Schafer and Rep. Lee Kaldor, the Republican and Democratic-NPL candidates for Governor of North Dakota, along with their wives, headed a list of dignitaries participating in the parade. Other politicians were candidates for State Auditor, State Tax Commissioner, State Treasurer and others.

Auto buffs exhibited 28 beautifully preserved and restored classic and antique automobiles at the Kulzer Farm Supply parking lot on main street. Antique tractor owners put on a plowing demonstration at the Prindiville farm on the south side of town. Arts and craft booths exhibited and sold wares throughout the day.

During the day the crowd consumed 4,000 lefse as well as a large quantity of sandbakkels, krumkake, rommegrot, rosettes and other Scandinavian fare. Those enjoying the scalloped potato dinner at the hall or having lunch at the Senior center were entertained by a variety of musicians, including accordionist Gundy Dahlen of Telemark, Norway.

Many took the opportunity to visit the Depot Museum to view the artifacts and photos on display. Maude, the cook, was in the Pioneer House baking muffins and bread in the old wood-burning cookstove. Near the pioneer house, Sequoia, an early plains fur trapper and trader, had his tepee and trade goods on display. Dennis Narum and State Sen. Jerome Kelsh provided horse-drawn wagon and carriage rides for kids and adults while the Uffda Train engineer Earl Cramton provided entertaining transportation for the small children.

This year, Doris Ann Narum, took 260 photographs on 10 rolls of film to highlight the preparation, set up, and Uffda Day events. Without her work and diligence the pictures of the people who worked at the event and those who attended would be lost to history. The photos posted are a mere small selection to highlight the events every year. Be sure to check out the Uffda Day photos at Uffda Day 2025!