A pancake called pannukakku and a toasted bread called nisu are among the Finnish foods served at breakfast time at Suomi Home Bakery & Restaurant in Houghton, Mich. ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
Travelers can explore European roots at heritage centers across the Midwest.
Stoic immigrants cast in concrete at the Luxembourg American Cultural Center depict the austere life faced by new immigrants. ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
Shirley Roller-Lee, a visitor from California, pores over church records at the Luxembourg American Heritage Center in Belgium, Wis. She visits twice a year to research her family’s roots. ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
In Chassell, Mich., Red McCoy and Tammy Waisanen stand beside a barrel sauna crafted from locally timbered red cedar. Saunas are still common fixtures in many backyards in the Upper Peninsula. ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
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Gabe Olson (upper center) and other Finnish-Americans gather for breakfast and to polish their Finnish at Suomi, a restaurant in Houghton, Mich. ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
A gift from the Luxembourg Ministry of Culture, the Luxembourg American Family Tree carries photos of more than 300 immigrants and their descendants. It is the centerpiece of the two nations’ heritage center in Belgium, Wis. ( Jay Jones/Chicago Tribune )
