"What a glorious new Scandinavia might not Minnesota become! Here would the Swede find again his clear, romantic lakes, the plains of Scania rich in corn, and the valleys of Norrland; here would the Norwegian find his rapid rivers, his lofty mountains, The Danes might here pasture their flocks and herds and lay out their farms on less misty coasts than those of Denmark....the climate, the situation, the character of the scenery agree with our people better than that of any other of the American States..." Frederika Bremer 1850
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