The Starbuck Depot and Museum was to host two events last Thursday, welcoming the Tour of Minnesota Bike Tour and the Valdres Samband 2023 Stevne. 

The Tour of MN Bike Tour is formerly known as the Klobuchar Ride and was started in 1974 by Jim Klobuchar, columnist for the Star Tribune. It has three main goals, visit out of the way small towns and vistas, enjoy the heritage and culture of those towns and bring economic development to the local businesses of the towns. This year’s week-long bike tour included around 250 riders and started in Albany, MN. The group spent nights in Alexandria, Morris, Sauk Centre and Little Falls.

Valdres Samband is a bygdelag, or community organization typically comprised of descendants of persons who emigrated from specific regions in Norway to North America. Those in attendance were able to research their heritage and study their genealogy. Presentations were given on knitting/spinning and architecture along with tours of the depot and County Museum.

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