In former times pilots lived on the island of Silda. The northern harbour was a "waiting harbour" for ships heading north past Stad. In bad weather ships found good shelter there unless the wind came from the northwest. However, on Boxing Day 1862, the wind from the northwest blew harder than people could remember. Then the storm caught hold of the schooner "Marie" and blew her out of the harbour in the direction of Venøya. Several men lost their lives, and the pilot "Velom i Sildene" was one of them.
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The pilots on the island of Silda
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The trading post of Måløy(na
The shipping lane along the coast has always passed through the strait of Ulvesundet, between the island of Vågsøya and the mainland. The small island of Måløyna with the old trading post is centrally located in the strait. Today it is the town on the island which now carries the name of Måløy. -
Alfred Maurstad - from Tuftene in the hamlet of Maurstadgrenda
The actor Alfred Maurstad (1896-1967) was born and grew up at Bryggja in the western part of Nordfjord. The home of his childhood was the smallholding called Tuftene, located in the sloping terrain down to the bay of Maurstadvika. The house is privately owned and is not open to the public. Arthur Klæboe paid a visit to Tuftene in 1966 to record a radio interview with Maurstad. -
The stone walls at Kvalheim
The village of Kvalheim is situated north of the bay of Kvalheimsvika on the western shoreline of the island of Vågsøya. In 1900, 188 persons lived there. On the Kvalheim farms there are miles of stone walls criss-crossing the landscape. Today these stone walls are protected by law. -
The Linge memorial at Måløy
Martin Linge, actor and military officer, was killed during the British-Norwegian raid on Måløy on Boxing Day, 1941. He was buried with German military honours on the churchyard in Måløy on 4 January, 1942. In 1945, his grave was moved to Oslo. In all there are three Martin Linge memorials: on his grave, in the village of Sunnmøre where he was born and grew up, and in Måløy. -
The families Landmark and Lillingston at Tysse
Throughout a period of nearly two centuries the farm of Tysse was the property of the upper middle-class families of Landmark and Lillingston. -
The trading post of Korssund
Korssund is situated in the bay of Korssundosen, north of the Åfjord and south of the Vilnesfjord. With smaller boats it is possible to sail into the Vilnesfjord through the narrow strait of Lammetunsundet. There is also a road leading to this place, built in the 1960s. We still find a grocery shop and a post office at Korssund. From ancient times, Korssund was part of the municipality of Askvoll, but after the municipal border regulations in 1992, it now is part of the municipality of Fjaler. -
The potato shipwreck at Seglsteinen
In the pitch-dark night in December 1944, a German convoy is sailing north across the waters of Sognesjøen. No lighthouses are lit, yet the leader boat is able to find the entrance to the strait of Krakhellesundet. So far, no enemy has been observed. -
The old schoolhouse at Hardbakke
Hardbakke was the second place in Solund which had a schoolhouse. From 1870 onwards, the schoolchildren could climb up the stone steps to a spacious classroom. The teacher and his family lived in the other part of the building. For almost 90 years, this house welcomed schoolchildren. -
Loen church
Loen church is an octagonal wooden church situated on a hill overlooking the village of Loen. The church has a seating capacity of 190, and was consecrated on 9 September, 1838, by dean Wilhelm Frimann Koren on behalf of bishop Neumann. The master builder was Elling Waldboe, but there is no reference to any architect. Loen church is the "sokn" church for Loen "sokn" in the parish of Stryn.
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