Paul Bunyan House, Bemidji, ca. 1945.

Paul Bunyan House, Bemidji, ca. 1953.

The Fireplace of States inside the Tourist Information Center, Bemidji, ca. 2015.

Norwegian-style ale bowl carved by Hans Sandom and painted by Karen Jenson in Milan, Minnesota, ca. 2000.

Minnesota's first State flag, designed by Amelia Hyde Center of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and embroidered by Pauline and Thomane Fjelde, immigrants to Minnesota from Norway and respected needleworkers. The flag was exhibited and won a gold medal at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, in 1893.

: “Washington Prairie Parsonage.” Oil-on-canvas painting by Herbjorn Gausta, c. 1880–1889. Used with the permission of the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, Iowa.
Source: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

Harmony Concert Band at the Minnesota State Fair, ca. 1919. The band performed at summer concerts in Selvig Park.

The Harmony Concert Band at the Minnesota State Fair, ca. 1919. The band played indoor concerts at the Harmony Opera House in Harmony, Minnesota, in the early 1900s.

Interior of the Harmony Opera House in Harmony, Minnesota. Photograph by Carl Robert Moen, ca. 1909.