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GENERAL INFO: |
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Total
Population: |
5,707,390 (2021 Estimate) |
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State
Capital: |
Saint
Paul |
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Admission to the Union: |
May
11th, 1858 |
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Governor: |
Tim Walz |
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Lieutenant Governor: |
Peggy
Flanagan |
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Largest
Metro Area: |
Minneapolis-Saint Paul (Twin Cities) |
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Land
Area: |
US
Ranked 12th - 86,939 sq mi; 225,181 sq km |
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Time
Zone: |
Central
Time (CT) |
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Currency: |
US
Dollar (USD) |
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Largest
Lake Entirely in Minnesota: |
Red Lake |
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Largest
Rivers in Minnesota: |
Mississippi River, Minnesota River, St. Croix River,
Red River of the North |
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Bordering States & Provinces: |
US:
North/South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan
Canada: Manitoba, Ontario |
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AMERICAN-CANADIAN BORDER CROSSINGS: |
|
TYPE |
MINNESOTA
LOCATION |
CANADIAN
LOCATION |
STATUS |
|
Road |
Lancaster,
US 59 |
Tolstoi, MB,
PTH 59 |
Open |
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Rail |
Noyes, (Pembina,
N.D.)
BNSF-West Track
/ CP-East Track |
Emerson, MB,
CN-West Track /
CP-East Track |
-
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Road |
Pinecreek,
MN 89 |
Piney, MB,
PTH 89 |
Open |
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Road |
Roseau,
MN 310 |
South
Junction, MB,
PR 310 |
Open |
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Road & Rail |
Warroad,
MN 313 |
Sprague, MB,
PTH 12 |
Open-24 HR |
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Road & Rail |
Baudette,
MN 72, CN |
Rainy River,
ON,
Highway 11, CN |
Open-24 HR |
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Road & Rail |
International Falls,
US 53 / US 71,
MDW |
Fort Frances, ON,
Highway 71, MDW |
Open-24 HR |
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Road |
Grand
Portage,
MN 61 |
Pigeon
River, ON,
Highway 61 (Neebing) |
Open-24 HR |
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Rail |
Ranier,
CN |
Fort
Frances, ON,
CN |
-
|
|
Road |
Noyes,
US 75 |
Emerson
East, MB,
PTH 75 |
Closed, Canada
2003
Closed, U.S.
2006 |
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Road |
Pigeon
River,
Country Route
89, (MN 1/US 61) |
Pigeon
River, ON,
Old Border
Road, (Highway 61) |
Closed in 1961 |
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TOP 15 LARGEST MINNESOTA
CITIES |
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Minneapolis
(407,207) |
Saint Paul
(297,640) |
Rochester
(111,402) |
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Bloomington
(86,314) |
Duluth
(86,238) |
Brooklyn Park
(78,728) |
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Plymouth
(75,057) |
Maple Grove
(66,945) |
Woodbury
(66,807) |
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St. Cloud
(66,389) |
Eagan
(66,084) |
Eden Prairie
(63,228) |
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Coon Rapids
(62,112) |
Burnsville
(61,630) |
Blaine
(61,190) |
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*Little Canada - notable city with a
much Canadian Influence, also sister city
with Thunder Bay, ON.
(10,228) Notable nearby places include Saint
Paul, Maplewood and Roseville. |
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SIMILAR
MINNESOTA NAMES IN NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR: |
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# |
NL |
MN |
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01 |
Appleton |
Appleton |
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02 |
Badger |
Badger |
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03 |
Black Duck |
Blackduck |
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04 |
Georgetown |
Georgetown |
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05 |
Glenwood |
Glenwood |
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06 |
Kingston |
Kingston |
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07 |
Long Beach (2) |
Long Beach |
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08 |
North Branch |
North Branch |
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09 |
Princeton |
Princeton |
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10 |
St. Anthony |
St. Anthony (2) |
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11 |
St. Joseph's |
St. Joseph |
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12 |
St. Paul's |
Saint Paul |
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13 |
St. Stephen's |
St. Stephen |
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14 |
St. Vincent's |
St. Vincent |
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15 |
Victoria |
Victoria |
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16 |
Westport |
Westport |
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17 |
Woodstock |
Woodstock |
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MINNESOTA HEALTHCARE: |
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MAJOR HEALTH CENTERS |
|
Abbott N-Western Hospital
Minneapolis |
Bethesda
Hospital
Saint Paul |
Buffalo
Hospital
Buffalo |
Gillette
Children's SH
Saint Paul |
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Hennepin
County MC
Minneapolis |
Mayo Clinic
HS
Mankato |
Maple Grove
Hospital
Maple Grove |
Mayo
Clinic-St. Mary's
Rochester |
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Mercy
Hospital
Coon Rapids |
Minnesota
Security H
St. Peter |
New Ulm MC
New Ulm |
North
Memorial MC
Robbinsdale |
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Owatonna
Hospital
Owatonna |
Phillips
Eye Institute
Buffalo -
Minneapolis |
Red Wing MC
Red Wing |
Regions
Hospital
Saint Paul |
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St. Cloud
Hospital
St. Cloud |
St. John's
Hospital
Maplewood |
St.
Joseph's Hospital
Saint Paul |
St. Francis
Regional MC
Shakopee |
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United
Hospital
Saint Paul |
UM
Children's Hospital
Minneapolis |
UM Medical
Center
Minneapolis |
Woodwinds Health Campus
Woodbury |
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HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER SYSTEMS |
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Allina
Hospitals & Clinics |
CentraCare
Health System |
Children's
Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota |
Fairview
Health Services |
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HealthEast
Care System |
Health
Partners Health System |
Mayo Clinic
Health System |
St.
Mary's/Duluth Clinic Health System |
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NATIONAL/STATE PARKS &
STATE WAYSIDES: |
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Voyageurs
National Park |
Afton
State Park |
Banning
State Park |
Bear Head
Lake
State Park |
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Beaver
Creek Valley
State Park |
Big Bog
State
Recreation Area |
Big Stone
Lake
State Park |
Blue Mounds
State Park |
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Buffalo
River
State Park |
Camden
State Park |
Carley
State Park |
Cascade
River
State Park |
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Charles A.
Lindberg
State Park |
Crow Wing
State Park |
Cuyuna
Country
State Park |
Father
Hennepin
State Park |
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Flandrau
State Park |
Forestville/Mystery Cave
State Park |
Fort
Ridgely
State Park |
Fort
Snelling
State Park |
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Franz Jevne
State Park |
Frontenac
State Park |
Garden
Island
State
Recreation Area |
George H. Crosby Manitou
State Park |
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Glacial
Lakes
State Park |
Glendalough
State Park |
Gooseberry
Falls
State Park |
Grand
Portage
State Park |
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Great River
Bluffs
State Park |
Greenleaf
Lake
State Park |
Hayes Lake
State Park |
Hill-Annex
Mine
State Park |
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Interstate
State Park |
Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle
State
Recreation Area |
Itasca
State Park |
Jay Cooke
State Park |
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John A.
Latsch State Park |
Judge C. R.
Magney
State Park |
Kilen Woods
State Park |
La Salle
Lake
State
Recreation Area |
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Lac qui
Parie
State Park |
Lake
Bemidji
State Park |
Lake
Bronson
State Park |
Lake Carlos
State Park |
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Lake Louise
State Park |
Lake Maria
State Park |
Lake Shetek
State Park |
Lake
Vermilion
State Park |
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Maplewood
State Park |
McCarthy
Beach
State Park |
Mille Lacs
Kathio
State Park |
Minneopa
State Park |
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Minnesota
Valley
State
Recreation Area |
Monson Lake
State Park |
Moose Lake
State Park |
Myre-Big
Island
State Park |
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Nerstrand-Big
Woods
State Park |
Old Mill
State Park |
Red River
State
Recreation Area |
Rice Lake
State Park |
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St. Croix
Islands
State
Recreation Area |
St. Croix
State Park |
Sakatah
Lake
State Park |
Savanna
Portage
State Park |
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Scenic
State Park |
Schoolcraft
State Park |
Sibley
State Park |
Soudan Underground Mine
State Park |
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Split Rock
Creek
State Park |
Split Rock
Lighthouse
State Park |
Temperance
River
State Park |
Tettegouche
State Park |
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Upper Sioux
Agency
State Park |
Whitewater
State Park |
Wild River
State Park |
William
O'Brien
State Park |
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Zippel Bay
State Park |
Caribou
Falls
State Wayside |
Devils
Track Falls
State Wayside |
Flood Bay
State Wayside |
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Inspiration
Peak
State Wayside |
Joseph R.
Brown
State Wayside |
Kodonce
River
State Wayside |
Ray
Berglund
State Wayside |
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Sam Brown
Memorial
State Wayside |
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- |
- |
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RECREATION (ATTRACTIONS
& OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES): |
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SHOPPING: |
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MAJOR SHOPPING CENTERS
& OUTLETS |
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Albertville
Premium Outlets
Albertville |
Apache Mall
Apache |
Burnsville
Center
Burnsville |
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Cabela's
Inc.
Owatonna |
Calhoun
Square Shopping Center
Minneapolis |
Crossroads
Center Mall
St. Cloud |
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Eden
Prairie Center
Eden Prairie |
Galleria
Edina |
Gaviidae
Common
Minneapolis |
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HarMar Mall
Roseville |
Knollwood
Mall
St. Louis Park |
Mall of
America
Bloomington |
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Maplewood
Mall
Maplewood |
Medford
Outlet Center
Medford |
Midtown
Global Market
Minneapolis |
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Minneapolis
City Center
Minneapolis |
North
Branch Outlets
North Branch |
Northtown
Mall
Blaine |
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Paul Bunyan
Mall
Bemidji |
Ridgedale
Shopping Center
Minnetonka |
Rosedale
Center
Roseville |
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Southdale
Shopping Center
Edina |
The
Shoppers at Arbor Lakes
Maple Grove |
Twin Cities
Premium Outlets
Eagan |
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Woodbury
Lakes
Woodbury |
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- |
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MINNESOTA WEB-LINKS: |
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MINNESOTA SPORTS - BIG 5
PROFESSIONAL TEAMS |
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SPORT |
LEAGUE |
CLUB-FRANCHISE |
HOME VENUE |
TITLES |
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL |
NFL |
Minnesota
Vikings |
TCF Bank
Stadium |
1 |
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BASEBALL |
MLB |
Minnesota
Twins |
Target
Field |
2 |
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BASKETBALL |
NBA |
Minnesota
Timberwolves |
Target
Center |
0 |
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ICE HOCKEY |
NHL |
Minnesota
Wild |
Xcel
Energy Center |
0 |
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SOCCER |
NASL-MLS |
Minnesota
United FC |
National
Sports Center |
2 (NASL) |
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COLLEGE-UNIVERSITY
ATHLETIC SCHOOLS |
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SCHOOL |
LOCATION |
ATHLETIC NAME |
NCAA DIVISION |
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Augsburg
College |
Minneapolis |
Augsburg
Auggies |
3 |
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Bemidji State
U. |
Bemidji |
Bemidji State
Beavers |
2 / 1(Hockey) |
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Bethany
Lutheran C. |
Mankato |
Bethany
Lutheran Vikings |
3 |
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Bethel U. |
Arden Hills |
Bethel Royals |
3 |
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Carleton C. |
Northfield |
Carleton
Knights |
3 |
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Concordia U. |
Saint Paul |
Concordia
Golden Bears |
2 |
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Concordia C.
Moorhead |
Moorhead |
Concordia
Cobbers |
3 |
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C. of St.
Benedict |
St. Joseph |
St. Benedict
Blazers |
3 |
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C. of St.
Catherine |
Saint Paul |
St. Catherine
Wildcats |
3 |
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C. St.
Scholastica |
Duluth |
St.
Scholastica Saints |
3 |
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Crown C. |
St.
Bonnifacius |
Crown Storm |
3 |
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Gustavus
Adolphus C. |
St. Peter |
G.A. Golden
Gusties |
3 |
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Hamiline U. |
Saint Paul |
Hamline Pipers |
3 |
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Macalester C. |
Saint Paul |
Macalester
Scots |
3 |
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Martin Luther
C. |
New Ulm |
Martin Luther
Knights |
3 |
|
MN State U.
Moorhead |
Moorhead |
MN State
Dragons |
2 |
|
MN State U.
Mankato |
Mankato |
MN State
Mavericks |
2 / 1(Hockey) |
|
North Central
U. |
Minneapolis |
North Central
Rams |
3 |
|
Saint John's
U. |
Collegeville |
St. John's
Johnnies |
3 |
|
Saint Mary's
U. of MN |
Winona |
St. Mary's
Cardinals |
3 |
|
Southwest MN
State U. |
Marshall |
SW MN State
Mustangs |
2 |
|
St. Cloud
State U. |
St. Cloud |
St. Cloud
State Huskies |
2 / 1(Hockey) |
|
St. Olaf C. |
Northfield |
St. Olaf Oles |
3 |
|
U. of MN
Crookston |
Crookston |
UM-Crookston
Golden Eagles |
2 |
|
U. of MN
Duluth |
Duluth |
Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs |
2 / 1(Hockey) |
|
U. of MN
Morris |
Morris |
UM-Morris
Cougars |
3 |
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U. of MN Twin
Cities |
M-SP |
Minnesota
Golden Golphers |
1 |
|
U. of NW-Saint
Paul |
Roseville |
Northwestern
Eagles |
3 |
|
U. of St.
Thomas |
Saint Paul |
St. Thomas
Tommies |
3 |
|
Winona State
U. |
Winona |
Winona State
Warriors |
2 |
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TRAVEL IN MINNESOTA: |
|
MAJOR ROADS |
|
STATE
HIGHWAYS (300km+ LISTED ONLY) |
|
ROUTE # |
DESTINATIONS |
DISTANCE (MI-KM) |
|
MN 1 |
Ardoch, ND - Illgen City |
346 mi - 557 km |
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MN 23 |
Beaver Creek - Duluth |
340 mi - 547 km |
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MN 65 |
Minneapolis - Littlefork |
271 mi - 436 km |
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MN 30 |
Flandreau, SD - Rushford |
266 mi - 427 km |
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MN 27 |
Browns Valley - Moose Lake |
248 mi - 399 km |
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MN 210 |
Wahpeton, ND - Duluth |
228 mi - 367 km |
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MN 9 |
New London - Crookston |
226 mi - 364 km |
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MN 60 |
Sibley, IA - Nelson, WI |
222 mi - 357 km |
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MN 55 |
Fairmount, ND - Minneapolis - Hastings |
218 mi - 352 km |
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MN 11 |
Drayton, ND - Island View |
210 mi - 338 km |
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MN 19 |
White, SD - Lake City |
208 mi - 335 km |
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MN 200 |
Hillsboro, ND - Floodwood |
201 mi - 324 km |
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MN 7 |
Beardsley - St. Louis Park |
194 mi - 312 km |
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PRIMARY
INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS |
|
I-90 |
Sioux Falls, SD - La Crosse, WI |
276 mi - 444 km |
|
I-94 |
Fargo, ND - Hudson, WI |
260 mi - 418 km |
|
I-35 |
Mason City, IA - Burnsville |
220 mi - 355 km |
|
I-35W |
Burnsville - Columbus |
42 mi - 67 km |
|
I-35E |
Burnsville - Columbus |
39 mi - 63 km |
|
AUXILIARY
INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS |
|
I-494 |
Maple Grove - Woodbury |
43 mi - 69 km |
|
I-694 |
Maple Grove - Woodbury |
31 mi - 50 km |
|
I-394 |
Minnetonka - Minneapolis |
10 mi - 16 km |
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I-335 |
Minneapolis |
3 mi - 4 km |
|
I-535 |
Superior, WI - Duluth |
2 mi - 3 km |
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RAIL LINES |
|
PASSENGER CARRIERS |
|
Amtrak (AMTK) |
METRO Light
Rail |
North Shore
Scenic Railroad (NSSR) |
North Star
Line (MNRX) |
|
Lak Superior &
Mississippi Railroad |
Osceola & St.
Croix Valley Railway |
- |
- |
|
PRIVATE
FREIGHT CARRIERS |
|
Cliffs Erie
Railroad |
Northshore
Mining |
- |
- |
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COMMON
FREIGHT CARRIERS |
|
Airlake
Terminal Railway (ALT) |
BNSF Railway
(BNSF) |
Canadian
National Railway (CN) |
Canadian
Pacific Railway (CP) |
|
Cloquet
Terminal Railroad (CTRR) |
Minnesota
Commercial Railroad (CTRR) |
Minnesota,
Dakota & Western Railway (MDW) |
Minnesota
Northern Railroad (MNN) |
|
Minnesota
Prairie Line, Inc. (MPLI) |
Minnesota
Southern Railway (MSWY) |
Montgomery
Short Line LLC (MSL) |
Northern Lines
Railway (NLR) |
|
Northern
Plains Railroad (NPR) |
Otter Tail
Valley Railroad (OTVR) |
Progressive
Rail, Inc. (PGR) |
Red River
Valley & Western Railroad (RRVW) |
|
St. Croix
Valley Railroad (SCXY) |
Twin Cities &
Western Railroad (TCWR) |
Union Pacific
Railroad (UP) |
- |
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AIRPORTS |
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul
MSP
International |
Duluth
Duluth
International |
Rochester
Rochester International |
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Bemidji
Bemidji
Regional |
Brainerd
Brainerd
Lakes Regional |
Hibbing
Range
Regional |
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International Falls
Falls
International |
St. Cloud
St.
Cloud Regional |
Thief River Falls
Thief
River Falls Regional |
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PORTS |
|
Silver Bay
Silver
Bay Dock Port Facility |
Saint Paul
Twin
Cities Terminals/St. Paul Port Authority |
|
Duluth, MN - Superior, WI
Twin
Ports |
Two Harbors
Shipping
Port |
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ROAD DISTANCES IN KILOMETRES
(KM)
|
INDEX |
01 |
02 |
03 |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
09 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
|
01.Bemidji |
0 |
245 |
468 |
111 |
180 |
428 |
347 |
206 |
351 |
236 |
486 |
247 |
527 |
370 |
|
02.Duluth |
245 |
0 |
459 |
134 |
262 |
377 |
248 |
389 |
190 |
466 |
365 |
232 |
305 |
617 |
|
03.Fairmont |
468 |
459 |
0 |
481 |
623 |
84 |
212 |
468 |
283 |
685 |
191 |
228 |
763 |
827 |
|
04.Grand Rapids |
111 |
134 |
481 |
0 |
190 |
396 |
287 |
272 |
250 |
332 |
425 |
231 |
410 |
483 |
|
05.International
Falls |
180 |
262 |
623 |
190 |
0 |
602 |
473 |
389 |
414 |
230 |
590 |
400 |
348 |
373 |
|
06.Mankato |
428 |
377 |
84 |
396 |
602 |
0 |
130 |
433 |
202 |
662 |
136 |
182 |
682 |
792 |
|
07.Minneapolis |
347 |
248 |
212 |
287 |
473 |
130 |
0 |
376 |
73 |
580 |
140 |
106 |
553 |
734 |
|
08.Moorhead |
206 |
389 |
468 |
272 |
389 |
433 |
376 |
0 |
429 |
323 |
513 |
274 |
693 |
358 |
|
09.North Branch |
351 |
190 |
283 |
250 |
414 |
202 |
73 |
429 |
0 |
568 |
189 |
103 |
480 |
734 |
|
10.Pinecreek |
236 |
466 |
685 |
332 |
230 |
662 |
580 |
323 |
568 |
0 |
719 |
478 |
560 |
159 |
|
11.Rochester |
486 |
365 |
191 |
425 |
590 |
136 |
140 |
513 |
189 |
719 |
0 |
245 |
669 |
875 |
|
12.St. Cloud |
247 |
232 |
228 |
231 |
400 |
182 |
106 |
274 |
103 |
478 |
245 |
0 |
536 |
632 |
|
13.Thunder Bay,
ON |
527 |
305 |
763 |
410 |
348 |
682 |
553 |
693 |
480 |
560 |
669 |
536 |
0 |
703 |
|
14.Winnipeg, MB |
370 |
617 |
827 |
483 |
373 |
792 |
734 |
358 |
734 |
159 |
875 |
632 |
703 |
0 |
|
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STATE SYMBOLS: |
|
TYPE |
SYMBOL |
ADOPTED |
|
Beverage: |
Milk |
1984 |
|
Bird: |
Great
Northern Loon (Common Loon) |
1961 |
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Butterfly: |
Monarch |
2000 |
|
Fish: |
Walleye |
1965 |
|
Flag: |
Flag of
Minnesota |
1957 |
|
Flower: |
Pink-and-White Lady's Slipper |
1967 |
|
Fruit: |
Honeycrisp Apple |
2006 |
|
Gemstone: |
Lake
Superior Agate |
1969 |
|
Grain: |
Wild
Rice |
1977 |
|
Motto: |
L'Etoile
du Nord (Star of the North) |
1861 |
|
Muffin: |
Blueberry |
1988 |
|
Mushroom: |
Morel |
1984 |
|
Photograph: |
Grace |
2002 |
|
Seal: |
Minnesota State Seal |
1861 |
|
Soil: |
Lester |
2012 |
|
Song: |
"Hail
Minnesota" |
1945 |
|
Sport: |
Ice
Hockey |
2009 |
|
Tree: |
Norway
Pine |
1953 |
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GENERAL FAUNA/WILDLIFE: |
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Animals: |
Bison,
Black Bear, Bobcat, Elk, Moose, Pine Marten, Timber
Wolves, Whitetail Deer |
|
Birds: |
Bald
Eagle, Duck, Geese, Grouse, Pheasant, Red-Tailed
Hawk, Snowy Owl, Turkey |
|
Trout: |
Brook
(Mud), Brown, Rainbow |
|
Sport Fish: |
Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike,
Smallmouth Bass, Walleye |
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MINNESOTA STATE
FLAG - SEAL OF MINNESOTA - MINNESOTA COAT OF ARMS |
THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA |
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