Minnesota is getting a brush with royalty this week as the crown prince of Norway visits the state to mark 200 years since the first organized Norwegian emigration to the U.S.

Crown Prince Haakon — heir to the throne of Norway — arrived in Minneapolis on Monday night and will remain in Minnesota on Tuesday and Wednesday. Earlier Monday, he visited Luther College and the Vesterheim museum in Decorah, Iowa. He also will be in New York on Thursday.

The Norwegian Embassy to the U.S. said the purpose of the visit is to “highlight the deep cultural and historical ties between the two countries and promote cooperation in business, education, and culture.”

Speaking at Luther College on Monday, Haakon asked, “What ties our people together across oceans?”

“I believe it is the stories that we sha

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