Luck is a small town located in northwestern Wisconsin. This region was settled by Scandinavian immigrants. Our farm is located in North Luck and is approximately four miles north of Luck. The area around Luck has a large population of individuals with Danish ancestry. It has been stated that the town of Luck has the highest percentage of Danes of any town in America. There is even a settlement near our farm called West Denmark. Not to be out done by the settlement north of the farm called West Sweden.

Our ancestors, Jens and Mætte Marie Petersen and their family, left Møn Denmark in 1880 and settled on this land. Through their vision and hard work, they were able to carve a working farm out of the heavily forested land. Jens was able to homestead this land in 1884. This farm has continually been in the Petersen family since the arrival of Jens and his family.

We feel very fortunate to be able to share our farm and its beautiful landscapes and environment with you. We have named our farm “Hygge Gård.” Because of our family’s Danish heritage, we have used these Danish words to describe our farmstead. Hygge is the cornerstone of the Danish way of life, which some have described as the happiest culture in the world. It can be translated into a sense of comfort, coziness, and well-being. Hygge is an attitude towards life that illuminates the finding of joy in everyday life experiences. Hygge is about an atmosphere that is being created or an event that is being unfolded.

Gård is the Danish word for farm. Therefore, we hope that you can enjoy the Hygge experience of pursuing everyday happiness by visiting our farm.