

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Local Author Talk with Brian Tofte | Tofte: A Norwegian Immigration Story 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Brian for a talk on his new book about the Tofte family’s move to the North Shore. 

In these pages, Brian and Terry Tofte — grandsons of Andrew Tofte, one of the original founders of Tofte, MN in 1893 — weave together the community's rich history, describing how their grandfather, along with other immigrants from their home village in Norway, established fisheries, farms, and logging operations, and built homes, a school, and a church. The book includes over 50 historic photos.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/silver-bay/local-author-talk-with-brian-tofte-|-tofte-a-norwegian-immigration-story/200029833218217
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029833218217?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=silver+bay-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Silver Bay
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 9 Davis Dr, Silver Bay, MN, United States, Minnesota 55614
- **lat**: 47.29496
- **long**: -91.2704
- **full address**: 9 Davis Dr, Silver Bay, MN, United States, Minnesota 55614

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Silver Bay Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/silver-bay-public-library/21657499)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 9 Davis Dr, Silver Bay, MN, United States, Minnesota 55614
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Silver Bay Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Local Author Talk with Brian Tofte | Tofte: A Norwegian Immigration Story  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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