http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/260798b1-f98a-48ce-9299-3b5b63809848http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Passport-Biometrics-Machine-Coming-to-Minneapolis/The Passport Biometrics Machine will be in Minneapolis, Thursday and Friday, November 14th and 15th. Please call 612.332.3338 to schedule an appointment.Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:03:35 GMT23179d5e-f530-4d08-b666-95d5889c0fadhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/History/The Midwest has had a rich Norwegian history ever since the first wave of Norwegian emigrants came in the 19th century.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:41:34 GMT62f690c8-7afb-4a88-9cd1-392683d1c8dbhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Norwegian-Americans-today/There are more than 4.5 million people of Norwegian ancestry in the U.S. today. Of these, approximately 3 million claim 'Norwegian' as their sole or primary ancestry. A little more than 2% of whites in the US are of Norwegian descent. In the Upper Midwest, especially Minnesota, eastern Wisconsin, northern Iowa, and the Dakotas, more than 15% of whites are of Norwegian descent.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:49:01 GMTa1cbea51-b423-472e-946b-76795b9b0ec7http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Norwegian-American-Organizations-in-Minnesota/Are you moving to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area and are looking for a Norwegian community? Use this list to get in touch with Norwegian-American organizations in our region.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:41:49 GMT3faa5ce2-2dd8-4082-ac1e-f10b7e53be62http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Minneapolis-A-Nexus-for-Norwegian-American-Cooperation/“Norway and the United States share so much and we need each other in so many ways,” said former Vice-President Walter Mondale at the 2009 Science Week in Minneapolis. The 81-year old, whose ancestors came from Mundal, Norway may now have even closer ties to Norway than ever. For the past year he has spearheaded Norway's connection to the Midwest as the Norwegian Honorary Consul General in Minneapolis.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 21:05:23 GMT295ba864-d084-49f4-ab7a-555beb42b6b3http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Concordia-Language-Villages---First-Tenant-of-Norway-House/A long standing pillar of the Norwegian education and cultural community in the Midwest moves into the East Franklin Ave. building of Norway House - the new home for all things Norwegian-American; Educational, Social, Cultural and Business alike.Thu, 26 Sep 2013 22:10:04 GMT23a72bb4-92e3-4306-ba99-2a595cfb7279http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/PATINA/Coming to the Pantages Theatre on Sunday, October 13 for a special U.S. Engagement as part of the Leiv Eriksson International Festival!Mon, 16 Sep 2013 23:08:32 GMT911be92e-6d17-40fd-b9a5-3979e3e8c952http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Norwegians-Worldwide-Annual-Dinner-Meeting/Please join us in welcoming speaker - Arne Fagerholt, a Norwegian writer, choreographer, dancer and creater of PATINA, for the Norwegians Worldwide Annual Dinner Meeting! Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:40:33 GMT1f4d5d00-1173-4310-9e9f-e692b54bec0dhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Norway-House-Building-Purchase/You are invited to the announcement of the Norway House Building Purchase. Friday, May 17, 2013, 2-3pmFri, 03 May 2013 20:43:04 GMT0547c48e-7a9e-4829-9ce6-afe641a2e4f8http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Star-Tribune-Moods-of-Norway-coming-to-Mall-of-America/The mall hopes trendy clothing retailer’s Nordic flair will appeal to local shoppers and tourists. By Thomas LeeMon, 22 Apr 2013 20:02:23 GMTf884a374-14e2-4598-b49a-6de162668e45http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Moods-of-Norway-Style-Show/Moods of Norway, the Norwegian company that makes “Happy Clothes for Happy People,” has announced that their newest store will be located at the Mall of America in Minneapolis! During Vesterheim's 40th anniversary Nordic Celebration and Marketplace dinner, local Norwegian students modeled Moods' Fall/ Winter 2013 collection. Dinner guests enjoyed this sneak preview of fun fashions from the upcoming collection.Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:16:35 GMT261906f4-18f4-4423-ba40-759366ad3258http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Viking-Waterway-Tour/Join the Viking waterway tour September 28th 2013. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:26:59 GMT9e75478a-a81c-4146-a5f0-f3f363bf0656http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Edvard-Grieg-Society-Spring-Concert-Series--Heather-Johnson-Mezzo-Soprano/Hailed by Opera News as "a dramatic singer in the truest sense," Heather Johnson has received critical acclaim for her work on both the opera and concert stage. She opened on February 15 in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of "Parsifal."Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:54:04 GMT9ca74d5c-2b6b-4831-bbce-8c1ff289fc36http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Norwegian-Centennial-Chair-Program-Presenting-the-6-Transatlantic-Research-Teams-Selected-to-Receive-2-year-Grants-to-Establish-New-Collaborations/The Norwegian Centennial Chair promotes strategic cooperation in research and academic education between the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), University of Oslo (UiO) and University of Minnesota (UM). A major goal for this international agreement for strategic cooperation is to establish strong, self-sustaining transatlantic research programs in cutting-edge areas. The Transatlantic teams invited to develop collaborative projects in seven focus areas identified as areas of complementary strength: Catalysis for Renewable Energy, Bioresources & Bioenergy, Nano-particles for Drug Delivery, Nutrition & Disease, Systems Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration, and Tools for Computational Biology. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:16:19 GMTb8b90648-1189-48eb-93ac-d6a82c51b91ehttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/New-Land-New-Life-Norwegian-Immigration-in-Minnesota-1825-1925-exhibition-hosted-by-Ramsey-County-Historical-Society/From February 28 through June 20, 2013, the Ramsey County Historical Society will host "New Land, New Life: Norwegian Immigration in Minnesota 1825-1925" by Sons of Norway, St. Paul Lodge. The exhibit highlights the history, culture, and first-hand accounts of the lives of Norwegian immigrants to Minnesota and St. Paul. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:23:23 GMT3ba136be-a3e7-4697-8745-739616cfe348http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/NOREX-Banquet-Pictures/NOREX Banquet photosMon, 25 Feb 2013 20:17:30 GMTc67d2b9e-3ea4-489e-85a9-080295653aadhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/WWII-in-Norway-The-Occupation-and-Resistance/The Norwegian-American museum Vesterheim is arranging a trip to Norway focused on the German Occupation of Norway during WWII. The trip dates are June 29 - July 13, 2013. Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:04:45 GMTe8c664a7-755f-4a8c-a695-0f6f12830423http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/NOREX-banquet/U.S./Norway Reciprocal Troop Exchange is celebrating it 40 year anniversary with a banquet Sunday February 17th. Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:36:00 GMTb62a0484-075b-44a5-9170-c3000b72918dhttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Connect-to-NorwayConnects/On January 15th, Sons of Norway officially launched NorwayConnects, an internet community and portal aimed to bring Norwegian and American students, young professionals, employers and education institutions together to foster innovation and international exchange. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:20:16 GMTe7e288ad-6a6c-485e-bf5d-6bc996202e3chttp://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Norway-in-the-Midwest/Michigan-Man-Awarded-Order-of-Merit-by-King-of-Norway/The Honorable Dennis Flessland of Huntington Woods, Michigan, Norway’s honorary consul to Michigan, was selected to receive an extraordinary honor from His Majesty King Harald of Norway earlier this year. Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:13:17 GMT