DECORAH, Iowa (KCRG) - Royalty made its way to Iowa on Monday as Crown Prince Haakon of Norway made his way through Decorah.

The crown prince was in town to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first organized Norwegian emigration to the United States.

Now two centuries later, Crown Prince Haakon said millions of Norwegian Americans and Americans with Norwegian heritage are spread across the U.S., making a bridge between the two countries.

“They came here to the Midwest, and they built schools, churches, communities, and a life here in the United States. So it was that promise of a brighter future, I think, that drove people to make the crossing to the other side of the Atlantic,” he said.

Crown Prince Haakon visited the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum and met with Decorah commu

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