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Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest state in the U.S., with an area of 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²). Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the 32nd state in 1858. Its population of over five million is primarily of northern European descent, with the principal minorities being Native Americans descended from the original inhabitants, Hispanics, African Americans, and recent immigrant communities of Somalis and Hmongs.
Sixty percent of those people live in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, the center of transport, business and industry, and home to an internationally-known arts community. The remainder of the state, often referred to as Greater Minnesota, consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture, eastern deciduous forests also heavily farmed and settled, and the less-populated northern boreal forest. The state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes”, and those lakes and the other waters for which the state is named together with state and national forests and parks offer residents and tourists a vigorous outdoor lifestyle.
The extremes of the climate contrast with the moderation of Minnesota’s people. The state is known for its moderate-to-progressive politics and social policies and its civic involvement and voter turnout. It ranks among the healthiest states by a number of measures, and has one of the most highly-educated and literate populations.
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Write Angle client Business Link Northwest is cooking on gas after winning the Great Northern Cook Off!
thewriteangle (The Write Angle PR) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:19:22 -0000
Write Angle client Business Link Northwest is cooking on gas after winning the Great Northern Cook Off!
@donmball "Pop vs Soda http://post.ly/C9dJ" lol, what's with the little chunk of MN's in the Northwest Angle area that call it 'other'? =)
justrobyn (Robyn Flach) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:10:42 -0000
@donmball "Pop vs Soda http://post.ly/C9dJ" lol, what's with the little chunk of MN's in the Northwest Angle area that call it 'other'? =)
Flag Island Webcam - View of Lake of the Woods from Flag Island, Minnesota. Camera updates every hour from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. File is sent via radiotelephone 35 miles to a receiver where it is transferred to the Internet and a server in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also a series of previous pictures, and links to other webcams.
Meta Description: [ Lake of the Woods webcam and
links to resorts and services for recreation and fishing on Lake of the Woods
on the Canadian border ]
Fort Saint Charles - Historic Fort St. Charles was restored in 1950. Pierre Gaultier De Verennes, Sieur De La Verendrye, an enterprising Canadian explorer and fur trader, lured into the wilderness by Indian tales of a great Western Sea, established Fort St. Charles in the summer of 1732.
Northwest Angle Map - Shows the Northwest Angle in relation to Warroad. Good demarcation of county lines and national border. Also shows land held by Red Lake Reservation. The lines at a right angle on the northwest mark the border with Manitoba. Unfortunately, this map doesn't show islands or land on the Canadian side.
Northwest Angle Topographic Map - Too wide for most monitors. Shows the Northwest Angle, Oak Island, Flag Island, part of Lake of the Woods, and both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. Also shows Northwest Angle State Forest.
Meta Description: [ Interactive USGS topo maps and aerial photos of the entire United States ]
The Northwest Angle - 1998 MPR feature story. RealAudio and transcript.
Meta Description: [ News from Minnesota Public Radio ]
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