Around the turn of the century, large numbers of Norwegians migrated northwards across the international frontier from earlier settlements they had established in Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Montana. One of the largest primarily Norwegian settlements in Saskatchewan developed in the central region around Outlook and Hanley by 1903-06. Many of the original settlers came from largely Norwegian communities in the United States, such as Veblen and Langford (South Dakota), Northwood (North Dakota), and Hanley Falls (Minnesota); yet many had been born in Norway, and some had even arrived directly from there. The first Norwegian Lutheran congregation in Saskatchewan was founded at Hanley in 1903; several other early congregations were soon established. Most Norwegian Lutheran churches tended to become the focal points for compact, solidly Norwegian districts out in the country. As almost 3,000 people of Scandinavian origin live in this area, it is one of the largest concentrations of Norwegian people in Saskatchewan. Outlook has the largest number of people of Scandinavian descent for any rural community, with the possible exception of Melfort, and is the home of a Lutheran college with a strong Norwegian tradition.