HÖGANÄS | SKÅNE
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SEARCHING FOR AMERICA DEEP IN THE HEART OF SOUTHERN SWEDEN Where does one find a bit of America in Sweden – heck, is it even possible? We sent out our editor and translator Erek, a midwestern transplant, out on the trails to dig up some Americana in the soil of Skåne.
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WORDS BY EREK BELL | PHOTOS BY JONAS LARSSON
nee high by the 4th of July it’s a saying one hears during this time of year back home in the heartlands. It’s a measure of yield, an indication for calculating a farmer’s successfully growing corn crops which are anchoring their deep roots into the loess soils of the former prairie. By this time of year, the sun beats down unrelentingly, baking the Midwest, and causing the most unpleasant humidity which can only be vanquished with
an ice cold, watered down beer. These are certainly the ramblings of a Midwestern expatriate for sure. I have been missing that god-awful humidity, that heat, and of course the sweetest of corn there is this time of year. It’s the 4th of July weekend here in Skåne, the southern-most state in my ancestral homeland, Sweden and I am searching for a piece of Americana that can help me escape, experience, and feel Independence. Luckily enough, I have had the fortune of befriending the guys Rob and Dan from HepCat Store, a lifestyle boutique in Lund, Sweden that specializes in quality denim, footwear, work 104
AMERICAN TRAILS SUMMER | 2021
