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Activity day at Velfjord Museum July 4th 2010

At Velfjord Bygdemuseum you can participate in their annual Activity Day at Strøm (app. 5 km. from Hommelstø) Among many things we can mantion demostrations of different craftsmanship, presentations of the area and the museum exhibitions. Light food and coffee.

Fishing in the Velfjord area
Velfjord is the perfect place for fishing. Hundreds of larger and smaller lakes, several salmon rivers, a large number of sea trout rivers, as well as the fjords "Velfjorden" (with its 7 sidefjords), "Tosenfjorden" and "Ursfjorden". The accessability is particularly good: it takes less than 20 minutes to reach all of these places.

Fishing licenses at:
Statoil (gas station) Hommelstø

Southern Helgeland Adventures Guided tours to the mysterious lake Engavatnet

Southern Helgeland Adventures is a central for those who wants something more than the usual tourist attractions. We can offer adventures from short trips in the morning or afternoon to full days or weekends. Among many other things Southern Helgeland Adventures has to offer are:
Cavewalking Abseil Moose Safari Photo Safari Mountaintrips Canoeing Dog sledding		Contact: Jan Oddvar Nielsen Sausvatn 8960 Hommelstø Phone: (+47) 91811448 E-mail: jan.nielsen@velfjord.no

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Nevernes Havn (Harbour) Centre for coastal culture in Helgeland

Many exhibitions including buildings, fishing boats and nets, whaling boat, art gallery and Lomsdalen National Park Informationcentre. Here you can also visit the war museum, one of Norway's largest private collections of Second World War memorabilias such as uniforms, medals, litterature, Video-presentations etc.

Nevernes Havn is situated app. 9 km. from Hommelstø and it's right next to Southern Rock Night.

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Bru Activites

Bru Activities have many different activities to offer. Even accomodation at a reasonably price.

Bru is about 3 km from Hommelstø and 7 km. from Nevernes.

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Lomsdal-Visten National Park

"Here you'll find everything that nature can offer - the most barren, the lovliest, the most quiet and the most dramatic scenery. A word such as magnificent, deserted and wild, quiet and simple can be used of this Lomsdalen area. And yet - words can be inadequate"
(From "The Forgotten Land" by Arvid Sveli)

Nevernes is the gateway to Lomsdalen National Park, about. 8 km from Hommelstø and Southern Rock Night. See own site for more information about Lomsdalen and how to get there.

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Torghatten Mount Torghatten is a 260 meters high mountain on the island of Torget, south of Brønnøysund. Torghatten is known as the mountain with the magnificent hole. Legend tells of its origins, thousands of years ago. The hole is 160 meters deep, 35 meters high and 15-20 meters across. It takes about 30 minutes to walk on a pathway from the car park to the hole at 112 meters. Hiking boots are recommended. There is a danger of falling rocks and a visit is at your own risk.

App. 45 minutes drive from Hommelstø and 15 km. from Brønnøysund, the regional center in Southern Helgeland.

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Vega Archipalago World Heritage We also recommend a trip to the island kingdom of Vega in the district of Nordland, Norway that encompasses 6000 islands, holms, and skerries. Most of the 1400 inhabitants of the county live on the main island of Vega, where fishing and agriculture have been the primary way of life for more than 10,000 years. The county of Vega includes the largest concentration of islands in Norway, with thousands of islands, holms, and skerries. Vega is a kingdom of contrasts - with maritime islands, high mountains, wetlands, and rich bird, plant, and mammal populations.

From Hommelstø it's about 30 minutes drive to the ferry, and app. 50 minutes with the ferry to Vega.

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