Why fill your belly with a bun when you can lay your hot dog on a lefse ($3)? Once rolled into shape, the potato-based flatbread did a fine job of corralling condiments, even if the refreshment tent offered nothing more exotic than Heinz relish, plus just one Scandinavian soda, orange-flavored Solo (330 ml.; $2). The parade itself has an old-time, small-town feel, especially near the shade of Leif Ericson Park.
Norwegian Refreshment Tent
Leif Ericson Park
Near 67th St. (Fifth-Sixth Aves.)
At the Norwegian Independence Day Parade