FARGO — Americans of Norwegian descent have reason to celebrate this week as Thursday, Oct. 9, marks the 200th anniversary of immigration from Norway. On that date in 1825, 52 people arrived in New ...

Two hundred years ago this month, a Norwegian vessel docked in New York, beginning an extraordinary exodus of up to a third of Norway’s population over the next century, creating a diaspora that ...

Celebrating 200 years of Norwegian immigration to America, hundreds of Chicago area residents are expected to gather for a Nordic culture weekend Friday through Sunday, Oct. 3-5. Events will take ...

YEARS IN PRISON. A ROYAL VISIT IS UNDERWAY HERE IN IOWA TODAY. CROWN PRINCE HAAKON OF NORWAY IS IN DECORAH IN NORTHEAST IOWA. HE’S NEXT IN LINE FOR THE NORWEGIAN THRONE. HIS VISIT CELEBRATES 200 YEARS ...

DECORAH, Iowa — Luther College in Decorah welcomed a special guest as the Crown Prince of Norway visited the campus. Students and staff gathered to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first ...

There is one place on Earth where immigration rules function differently from anywhere else. Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago in the High Arctic, allows anyone to live and work there ...

On 4 July 1825, the ship Restauration departed from Stavanger, Norway, with 52 passengers, Norwegian emigrants known as “Sloopers” because of the sloop style of the vessel. They set sail for America, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon visited Minnesota on Tuesday as part of a tour marking the 200th anniversary of organized emigration from his homeland to the United States, highlighting ...