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A stroll around the Sjøgata area, with over 100 listed buildings, takes you past galleries,
coffee shops, restaurants and private homes in attractively renovated former warehouses,
workshopsandboatsheds. The History of a Town (Nkr20),onsaleatthemuseumandtour-
ist office, is an excellent small booklet that brings Mosjøen's history to life.
Vefsn Museum FOLK MUSEUM
A combined ticket (adult/childNkr30/free)givesentrytobothbranchesofMosjøen'smu-
seum.
In Sjøgata, the Jakobsensbrygga warehouse (Sjøgata 31b; 10am-3pm or 8pm
Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat) is an excellent small museum that portrays, via some partic-
ularly evocative photo blow-ups, the history of Mosjøen from the early 19th century on-
wards. There's an English guide-pamphlet for each section.
Northeast of the centre, the rural building collection (Bygdesamlinga; 10am-3pm
Tue-Fri & Sun Jul only) features 12 farmhouses, shops and the like from the 18th and
19th centuries, which youcan view from the exterior.It too has a pamphlet in English. Ad-
jacent is the Dolstad Kirke (1735), built on the site of a medieval church dedicated to St
Michael.
Laksforsen WATERFALL
About30kmsouthofMosjøenanda600mdetourfromtheE6,theroaring17m-highLaks-
forsen waterfall has leaping salmon in season and makes a pleasant picnic spot, although
it'sabitofastruggletoreachtheshorebelowthetorrent.Thecafehere,withits'nophoto'
and 'guests only beyond this point' notices, is a place to avoid.
Sleeping
Fru Haugans Hotel HOTEL €€
( 75 11 41 00; www.fruhaugans.no ; Strandgata 39; s/d from Nkr775/975; )
Don'tbedeterredbytheblandmainfacadethatsomehowslippedpasttheplanningauthor-
ities.FruHaugans(shewastheoriginalowner;seeherstarefromherportraitinthelounge
beside the hotel's Ellenstuen restaurant) is northern Norway's oldest hotel. Dating in part
from 1794, it occupies several buildings and has grown organically over the years. Drop
byitslittlemuseum,whichrecountsthehotel'slonghistory.Thelovelygreengardengives
panoramic views directly onto the fjord. The hotel has two magnificent restaurants. Ellen-
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