Norwegians make up one of the larger ethnic groups in North Dakota, with almost 1 in 3 boasting Norwegian heritage as of 2009. That’s the highest percentage in the country. This is no surprise, as Norwegians have been immigrating to North Dakota since the late 1800s. The first Norwegian immigrants came in 1869 and settled along the Red River Valley, but it was not until 1880 that Norwegians began coming en masse. From 1892 to 1905, one fourth of the immigrants coming to North Dakota were