Nord Stern Chronicles
Snapshots of Nord Stern’s very rich history

Hank created this cover for Panorama in 1963. Editor emeritus Betty Jo Turner recalled in here retirement column in the magazine how welcome Hank's work was to the magazine. Hank bought his first Porsche in 1960 and joined the club in 1962. Served as Nord Stern...

John Peterson coined the name Nord Stern in 1959. He was one of the charter members of the club.  I recently spoke to John who is in his 80's and lives in Plymouth. He was wondering if anyone knew the whereabouts of his  Ruby Red '59 Carrera GT Speedster. This would...

The first slate of Nord Stern officers for 1959. Woolery’s were active attendees of Parades.  In 1961, after Bill’s passing, Wiggie and their son Michael donated a travelling trophy for the winning Parade Rally Navigator.  To this day, that award is still called the...

This is the official letter chartering the Nord Stern Region of PCA.  Chartered March 28, 1959.  Nord Stern was the 13th Region of PCA.  There are now 144. The original document is still in the files at the PCA National Office.

Here is where it all began.  Tom Countryman took an interest in these funny little cars when serving with the US Army in Germany 1952-53.  He brought this 1951 Coupe back to Minnesota in 1953.  We believe this to be the first Porsche licensed in Minnesota.  Tom had...

Jim Harris readies his 356 Cab for a run at an autocross at Met Stadium May 1971. Photo from the Skoglund Collection. For many years the competitive driving season for Nord Stern kicked off with an autocross at Met Stadium. Early SCCA races were held there as well....