Alnæs and the cafè Dødeladen on Innlandet. The festival was first introduced for the first time in 2000. There has been artist like Dance with a Stranger, Madcon, Hellbillies, Madrugada, Bigbang and many more. Varden is an old lookout tower located 78 meters above sea level. At the top you get magnificent views to the shipping lane with the fishing village Grip on the horizon. The panorama goes 360 degrees with the Nordmøre mountains as a powerful backdrop. Open every day with free access where you can view the mountains and fjords of Nordmøre. Notable residents The following people are from, or have their roots in, Kristiansund. The Arts Edvard Bræin (1887-1957) an organist, composer, and orchestra conductor Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968) poet, wrote to inspire the Norwegian resistance movement Tordis Maurstad (1901–1997) a Norwegian stage actress Ragnar Vold (1906–1967) a journalist, non-fiction writer and novelist Vera Zorina (1917–2003) ballerina, theatre and film actress, brought up in Kr'sund Edvard Fliflet Bræin (1924–1976) a Norwegian composer and orchestra conductor Karsten Alnæs (born 1938) fiction and popular history writer (parents were from Kr'sund) Ingar Knudtsen (born 1944) fantasy & science fiction author, lives in Kr'sund Petter Schramm (1946-2014) a Norwegian poet, grew up in Kr'sund Øivind Elgenes (born 1958) a Norwegian vocalist, guitarist and composer Frode Alnæs (born 1959) singer, jazz guitarist, features with Dance with a Stranger Dagfinn Koch (born 1964) musician, writes chamber music and for orchestra, opera and ballet Jan Erik Mikalsen (born 1979) Norwegian composer of contemporary classical music 120 Days (2001–2012) rock band, formerly known as "The Beautiful People" Public Service & business Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie (1778–1849) rep. at Norwegian Constituent Assembly John Moses (1781–1849) merchant and politician, rep. at Norwegian Constituent Assembly Georg Ulrich Wasmuth (1788–1814) military officer, rep. at Norwegian Constitutional Assembly Peter Christian Knudtzon (1789-1864) a Danish businessman and ship-owner Nicolai Hanson (1870–1899) a Norwegian zoologist and Antarctic explorer Wollert Krohn-Hansen (1889—1973) pastor, Bishop of Sør-Hålogaland, 1952-1959 Kaare Fostervoll (1891–1981) DG of Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, 1949 to 1962 Niels Werring (1897–1990) a Norwegian ship-owner of Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA Sigurd Frisvold (born 1947) Army General, former Chief of Defence, 1999 to 2005 Sport Ansgar Løvold (1888–1961) a wrestler, butcher and philanthropist Arne Gaupset (1894–1976) a sport wrestler, competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics Robert Gaupset (1906–1964) a wrestler, he competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics Ivar Stokke (1911–1993) a sport wrestler who competed in