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99 unusual facts about Minnesota


A Little Trip to Heaven

Holt bluffs, claiming a hidden camera will help sort out who was truly on the bus; many leave, and his co-worker (Peter Coyote) quickly tells him their company wants him to investigate a crash in the remote and desolate town of North Hastings, Minnesota.

Amit Sood

Amit Sood is a Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, and serving as Chair of Mayo Mind Body Initiative.

Arnold, Minnesota

Arnold is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rice Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Art Seaberg

An attorney by profession, he represented District 38B in Dakota County as an Independent-Republican.

Balsfjord

Their voyage was also noteworthy as the first transatlantic voyage sailing directly from Europe to the port of Chicago (other previous transoceanic ships disembarked first at Quebec, Canada.) After arriving in Chicago, the mindekirken colonists traveled overland to the area of St. Peter, Minnesota, where they remained during the "Dakota War of 1862".

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Rev. Bomstad left St. Peter traveling by mule to Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, where near the east bank of a lake (previously called "Lake Lillian"), he became the founding father of Lake Lillian, Minnesota in May 1864 (one hour ahead of the town's next settler, Mr. O.E. Hart, previously of New York).

Battle of Wood Lake

The troops camped east of Lone Tree or Battle Lake, a small lake drained by a creek running northeast to the Minnesota River, about five miles north of what is now Echo, Minnesota.

Belle Plaine, Minnesota

The U.S. Highway 169 corridor travels from the city of Virginia, Minnesota, along the western edge of Mille Lacs Lake, through the western suburbs of Minneapolis and continues south through Belle Plaine, Mankato, and then into Iowa.

Berne, Minnesota

Berne is an unincorporated community in Milton Township, Dodge County, Minnesota, United States.

Bruno, Minnesota

Named after Bruno Township, after an early hotel owner there, the city of Bruno was incorporated on August 29, 1903.

CenturyLink Building

Minnesota construction materials were used in the building, with a granite exterior from Morton, Minnesota on the first floor and limestone from Kasota, Minnesota on subsequent stories.

Cherry Grove, Minnesota

Cherry Grove is located along the boundary line between York Township and Forestville Township.

Claiming Crown

The Claiming Crown, held under the auspices of the National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, has for much of its existence been run at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota.

Cloverdale, Minnesota

Cloverdale is an unincorporated community in Arlone Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

Cokem International

is a full-service distribution company located in Shakopee, Minnesota.

County roads in Hennepin County, Minnesota

County Road 116 begins at Hamel Road (County 115) in Medina, then passes through Corcoran to Territorial Road in the unincorporated town of Fletcher, then follows Territorial Road to the Wright County line at the Crow River, where it becomes Wright County Road 22.

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County Road 144 begins at County 12 in Dayton and follows North Diamond Lake Road and 141st Avenue North through Rogers before ending at Territorial Road (County 116) in Hassan Township.

Crab Lake, Minnesota

Crab Lake is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located north of Eagles Nest Township, and west of Morse Township.

Deluxe Corporation

Deluxe is based in the St. Paul suburb of Shoreview, Minnesota and has 33 facilities in the U.S. and 3 locations in Canada to conduct its printing and fulfillment, call center, and administrative functions.

Dieterich Spahn

He is presently active in his studio in Minnetonka, Minnesota, where he continues his work, creating new paintings and stained glass commissions.

Dorothy, Minnesota

Dorothy initially was established as a railroad station in 1916-17 after the Northern Pacific Railway extended its line from Tilden Junction to Winnipeg and built a spur through Red Lake Falls.

Eielsen Synod

In 1985, there were approximately 50 members at just three churches: Stall Norwegian Church in Jackson, Minnesota Bethania Lutheran (Lodi / Eau Claire WI) and Immanuel in French Lake, Minnesota.

Electric Power Research Institute

The team was led by electric service provider Great River Energy of Maple Grove, Minnesota, and also included fluid bed dryer engineer Heyl & Patterson Inc. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, Lehigh University’s Energy Research Center and engineering construction contractor WorleyParsons.

Gheen, Minnesota

The unincorporated community of Gheen Corner is located along the boundary line between Willow Valley Township and Gheen Territory.

Grandy, Minnesota

Grandy is an unincorporated community in Cambridge Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.

Greenalite

Greenalite was first described in 1903 for an occurrence in the Mesabi Range near Biwabik, St. Louis County, Minnesota and named for its green color.

Hay Lake, Minnesota

Nearby places include Biwabik Township, the city of Biwabik, and Pike Township.

Helen Brach

After a routine medical check-up at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Brach left for the return journey by air to her north suburban Chicago mansion on February 17, 1977.

Herbert Pierce

He was born in Tolon Creek, Dane County, Wisconsin, the son of William Smith Pierce, and was educated in Hutchinson, Minnesota and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.

Herman Beach

Named for its proximity to Herman, Minnesota, Herman Beach was formed 11,700 years ago and runs for hundreds of miles through Minnesota and North Dakota.

Homer, Minnesota

Homer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.

Ixchiguán

During the 20th century, many people from Ixchiguan have migrated to Worthington, Minnesota, a city that is considered a center of Mam speakers in the United States.

Jamal Abu-Shamala

Abu-Shamala went to Shakopee High School in Shakopee, Minnesota and in 2005 won the class AAA state high school basketball championship.

John Gorka

As of 2005, he was residing in the St. Croix Valley area near Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Johnsburg, Minnesota

Johnsburg is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

Kabekona, Minnesota

Kabekona is an unincorporated community in Hendrickson Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.

Keenan, Minnesota

Keenan is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

KEYC-DT2

KEYC-DT2's parent station has studios on Lookout Drive in North Mankato.

Leaf Hills Moraines

The name of this range of hills is translated from the Ojibwe Gaaskibag-wajiwan, which was interpreted by Gilfillan as “Rustling Leaf Mountains.” The name is also shared by Leaf Mountain Township, the two Leaf Lakes ("Gaaskibag-wajiwi-zaaga'iganan"), and the Leaf River ("Gaaskibag-wajiwi-ziibi"), all named for the hills.

Leo Mustonen

Mustonen joined the army during his senior high school year in Brainerd, Minnesota and was in training to become a navigator when he was reported missing.

Leśno, Chojnice County

During the Kashubian diaspora, many families from Leśno such as the Bambenek (Bambeneks) and the Stoltmann (Sztoltmans), Spierewka (Sprouffske), Bielawa emigrated to the area of Winona, Minnesota in the United States, beginning in the late 1850s.

Lester Park Golf Course

Lester Park Golf Course is one of two public golf courses located in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota.

Lois Jurgens

Her brother, Jerome Zerwas, was the police lieutenant of the town of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, where she lived at the time.

Marion Lake, Minnesota

Nearby places include North Star Township and Pequaywan Township.

Mary Olson

Mary A. Olson (born May 23, 1958) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 4, which includes portions of Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard and Itasca counties in the northern part of the state.

Max, Minnesota

Max is an unincorporated community in Max Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Chippewa National Forest and the Leech Lake Indian Reservation.

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

The Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a bicycle trail that runs from the Medicine Lake Regional Park in Plymouth, Minnesota, to the Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove.

Midway, Becker County, Minnesota

Midway is an unincorporated community in Runeberg Township, Becker County, Minnesota, United States.

Minnesota State Highway 104

State Highway 104 serves as a north–south and an east–west route between Sunburg and Glenwood in west-central Minnesota.

Minnesota State Highway 114

Highway 114 serves as a north–south route in west-central Minnesota between Starbuck, Lowry, and La Grand Township near Alexandria.

Minnesota State Highway 123

The route passes through the city of Sandstone, Sandstone Township, and Finlayson Township.

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The route changes direction to north–south in Sandstone Township and continues as north–south to its northern terminus in Finlayson Township near Askov.

Minnesota State Highway 156

Minnesota State Highway 156 is a highway in Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 494 in South St. Paul and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 52 (the Lafayette Freeway) near downtown Saint Paul.

Minnesota State Highway 232

Savanna Portage State Park is located 11 miles northeast of the junction of former MN 232, MN 65, and County Road 14 (CR 14) in Shamrock Township.

Minnesota State Highway 27

State Highway 27 serves as an east–west route between Browns Valley, Wheaton, Alexandria, Long Prairie, Little Falls, Mille Lacs Lake, and Moose Lake.

Minnesota State Highway 275

Minnesota State Highway 275 is a highway in southwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with Lac qui Parle County Road 2 in Boyd and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 212 in Baxter Township, 6 miles east of Dawson.

Minnesota State Highway 32

State Highway 32 serves as a north–south route between Tansem Township, Twin Valley, Fertile, Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, and Greenbush in west-central and northwest Minnesota.

Minnesota State Highway 33

Highway 33 is a bypass of Duluth for travelers headed to the Iron Range of northern Minnesota and International Falls.

Minnesota State Highway 336

The roadway has always been a vital connection between Interstate 94 and U.S. 10, providing a gateway to nearby Detroit Lakes, a recreation destination area.

Minnesota State Highway 34

State Highway 34 serves as an east–west route between Barnesville, Detroit Lakes, Park Rapids, and Walker in west-central and north-central Minnesota.

Minnesota State Highway 40

Highway 40 serves as an east–west route between Madison and Willmar in west-central Minnesota.

Minnesota State Highway 43

A major project in the 1980s to rebuild Highway 43 from Interstate 90 to Winona as an expressway ran out of money.

Minnesota State Highway 54

Highway 54, together with Highway 27, serve as an arterial route between Herman and the county seat at Elbow Lake.

Minnesota State Highway 76

Minnesota State Highway 76 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 76 at the Iowa state line (near Eitzen), and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 in Pleasant Hill Township near Winona.

Minnesota State Highway 83

State Highway 83 serves as a north–south route in south-central Minnesota between Waldorf, Pemberton, St. Clair, and Mankato.

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Minnesota State Highway 83 is a highway in south-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 30 near Waldorf and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 22 in Mankato.

Minnesota State Highway 95

This highway runs through mostly rural areas immediately north and east of the Twin Cities, although increasing development in the eastern suburbs of Saint Paul may bring increased traffic to the highway.

Minnesota State Highway 96

State Highway 96 serves as an east–west arterial route between the communities of White Bear Lake, Dellwood, Grant, Stillwater Township, and Stillwater.

Mission Creek, Minnesota

The center of Mission Creek is generally considered at the junction of Pine County 61 with Tie Road, and Railroad Lane; located in the northern portion of Mission Creek Township (population 635).

National Trails System

You can experience the subtle beauties of the southern wetlands and Gulf Coast on the Florida Trail or wander the North Woods from New York to Minnesota on the North Country Trail or experience the vast diversity of landscapes of the southwest on the Arizona National Scenic Trail.

PaR Systems

PaR Systems, Inc, is a systems engineering firm headquartered in Shoreview, Minnesota, specializing in automated manufacturing and material handling.

Peary, Minnesota

Peary is located on the survey point boundary line for Clinton Township, Fayal Township, and McDavitt Township.

Penasse, Minnesota

Penasse is an unincorporated community in Angle Township, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States.

Pengilly, Minnesota

Pengilly is located along the boundary line between Greenway Township and Lone Pine Township.

Peter Cushman Jones

In 1857 he decided to leave, and planned to go west to Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Petters Group Worldwide

Petters Group Worldwide was a diversified company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota that was turned into a $3.65 billion Ponzi scheme by its founder and CEO, Tom Petters.

Pine Brook, Minnesota

Pine Brook is located in Wyanett Township and Springvale Township.

Ponsford

Ponsford, Minnesota, the unincorporated community in Becker County, Minnesota, United States

Prosit, Minnesota

Prosit is an unincorporated community in Alborn Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Puntland State University

Puntland State University has entered into a sister institution relationship with the Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) based in Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States.

Reed Construction Data

The suit was filed in Minnesota U.S. District Court, with BidClerk alleging that a series of “denial of services” attacks were directed against its online system, flooding it with “millions of page views.”

Robinson, Minnesota

The boundary line between Eagles Nest Township and Morse Township is nearby.

Saginaw, Minnesota

The center of Saginaw is generally considered at the junction of Saginaw Road (Saint Louis County Road 46) and Vibert Road (County Road 875) in the southeast corner of Industrial Township.

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Nearby is the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and State Highway 33 in the northeast corner of Brevator Township.

Seabury-Western Theological Seminary

It was formed in 1933 by a merger of Western Theological Seminary of Evanston (founded in 1883 in Chicago), and Seabury Divinity School of Faribault, Minnesota (founded in 1858).

Skeleton tank

The Skeleton Tank was an experimental prototype tank built in 1918 by the Pioneer Tractor Company, Winona, Minnesota.

South End, Minnesota

South End is a census-designated place in La Prairie Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States.

Springvale, Minnesota

Springvale is an unincorporated community in Springvale Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.

Swan River, Itasca County, Minnesota

Swan River is located along the boundary line between Sago Township and Wawina Township.

The Lakes, Minnesota

The lake and the community are located in parts of four townships in Murray County: Lake Sarah, Shetek, Murray, and Mason Townships.

Union Hill, Minnesota

Union Hill is located within Derrynane Township in Le Sueur County; and also located within Belle Plaine Township in Scott County.

Walbo, Minnesota

Walbo is an unincorporated community in Springvale Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.

Waskish, Minnesota

Waskish is an unincorporated community in Waskish Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.

West Concord, Minnesota

The early settlers of the area were from New England, New York or Pennsylvania and West Concord, and well as Concord Township which surrounds it, were named after Concord, New Hampshire.

Wiele, Pomeranian Voivodeship

During the Kashubian diaspora, many families from Wiele emigrated to the area of Winona, Minnesota in the United States, beginning in the late 1850s.

William A. Thompson

In 1896 he moved to La Crosse, and was appointed the Assistant Engineer in charge of the improvements on the Mississippi River from Winona, Minnesota to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Wind chill warning

The following is an example of a particularly dangerous situation Wind Chill Warning issued by the National Weather Service office in the Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Wood Duck

Fulda, Minnesota has adopted the Wood Duck as an unofficial mascot, and a large number of nest boxes can be found in the area.

Zim, Minnesota

Zim is an unincorporated community in McDavitt Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.


2010 Insight Bowl

But Iowa has lost their last three games including a season-ending 27-24 loss to Minnesota.

A. H. de Oliveira Marques

He left for the United States where he taught history at a number of universities (Auburn, Florida, Columbia, Minnesota and Chicago) between 1965 and 1970.

Adam Marty

As a member of the First Minnesota, Marty fought in early Civil War battles such as Bull Run, Ball's Bluff, and the Peninsula Campaign.

Ahmednagar College

Ahmednagar College was founded in 1947 by the late Dr. B.P.Hivale with the support and co-operation of the American Marathi Mission, Bombay, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Boston, Minnepolis, Minnesota, the late Mr. William H. Danforth of St. Louis, Missouri and a number of other individual friends and groups.

Angie's Kettle Corn

The producers, Angie and Dan Bastian of Mankato, Minnesota, originally distributed their product in 2002 outside the Metrodome during Minnesota Vikings home games.

Badger Township, Polk County, Minnesota

The subsequent history of Badger Township is virtually indistinguishable from that of most of Northern Minnesota.

Brad Childress

The owner Zygi Wilf was cited as saying, “Brad has done a tremendous job leading this football team and we value the positive environment he has created for the Minnesota Vikings on and off the field, He has continued to positively impact this team and create a strong foundation for future success.

Bud Nornes

He is a member of the Minnesota Broadcaster Association and the National Association of Broadcasters.

Byron Jones

B. Todd Jones (born 1957), acting director of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota

Collin Peterson

In 1998, Peterson gained attention by proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow the residents of Minnesota's Northwest Angle to vote on whether they wanted to secede from the United States and join the Canadian province of Manitoba.

DBU

Duluth Business University a private university school located in Duluth, Minnesota

Duesler, Minnesota

Duesler is a small unincorporated community in Blackhoof Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.

Duxbury, Minnesota

Duxbury is an unincorporated community in Wilma Township, Pine County, Minnesota, United States.

Elections in Minnesota

Recounts in Minnesota are handled by the State Canvassing Board, as needed in the 2008 Senate election between Norm Coleman and Al Franken.

Forgotten Silver

Roscoe, Jane/Hight, Craig (2006): Forgotten Silver: A New Zealand Television Hoax and Its Audience. In: Juhasz, Alexandra/Lerner, Jesse (eds.) (2006): F is for Phony. Fake Documentary and Truth’s Undoing. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, p. 171-186.

Gerry Sikorski

He was a U.S. Representative representing Minnesota's 6th congressional district as a DFL member from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1993 in the 98th, 99th, 100th, 101st, and 102nd Congresses.

Hasan Adan Samatar

A spokesman for Eagle Media, which had put together the tribute dinner and gala party, indicated that the organization had sought to present Samatar the prize years earlier but was waiting for the artist to return to Minnesota.

Heffelfinger

William Walter "Pudge" Heffelfinger (1867, Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1954, Blessing, Texas), an American football player

Kirby the Kestrel

Kirby the Kestrel is an American Kestrel (sometimes called a falcon or sparrow hawk) that frequents Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Lencho Skibba

He played in the youth system for Alemannia Aachen until 2007, when he moved to the United States and joined the Minnesota Thunder.

Leonidas Giroux

He had traveled to Rochester, Minnesota to be treated at the Mayo Clinic for an undisclosed illness and died shortly after his arrival.

Lorie Skjerven Gildea

In 2010 Governor Pawlenty appointed her the new Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, replacing Eric J. Magnuson.

Madieu Williams

After spending his first four years with Cincinnati, Williams signed with Minnesota following the 2007 season.

Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey

Minnesota put its first women's team on the ice, in 1997-98 and Nadine Muzerall, a Canadian who graduated from Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, was among its initial recruits.

Minnesota State Highway 107

It is geographically located between the cities of Cambridge and Hinckley in east-central Minnesota and parallels Interstate 35 and State Highway 65 throughout its route.

Minnesota State Highway 36

Highway 36 crosses the St. Croix River via the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge between Stillwater and Houlton, WI.

Palo, Minnesota

Palo is an unincorporated community in White Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Reads Landing, Minnesota

Reads Landing is an unincorporated community in section 24 of Pepin Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.

Richard Hilleman

An avid hockey player during his youth in Minnesota, Hilleman was Executive Producer or Producer for other successful EA Sports titles in the 1990s as well, including NHL Hockey, NHLPA Hockey, PGA Tour Golf and Tiger Woods Golf.

Rick Shiomi

As a stage director, Shiomi has directed at the Asian American Theater Company in San Francisco, InterAct Theatre in Philadelphia, The Bloomington Civic Theatre in Minnesota, St. Paul's SteppingStone Theatre for Youth, and has helmed numerous productions for Mu Performing Arts, including two by David Henry Hwang, the play Yellow Face and Hwang's revisal of Flower Drum Song by Rogers and Hammerstein.

Robert W. Mattson, Jr.

Mattson was elected State Auditor at the age of 26, the second-youngest to attain statewide office in Minnesota; the distinction of being the youngest goes to Jim Lord, who was 25 when elected State Treasurer.

Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, June 2012

Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jeb Bush of Florida, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and John Thune of South Dakota all succeeded in leading polls in their home states at some point in 2011, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign.

Tama Theis

Theis was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in a special election in 2013.

The Replacements Stink

The Replacements Stink is an EP by the band The Replacements, recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on March 13, 1982, and released on June 24, 1982 (see 1982 in music).

Tracy, Minnesota

Jim Vickerman (born 1931) long-time Minnesota State Senator, first elected in 1986, chaired the Senate's State and Local Government Operations, Rules and Administration, and Agriculture, Veterans and Gaming committees before retiring in 2011.

Tyrel Ventura

He is the son of former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura and was an investigator alongside his father on the truTV series Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura.

Willie Fritz

Willie Fritz coached at the University of Central Missouri from 1997 until 2009, leading the Mules to their first post-season berth in 32 years when they defeated Minnesota-Duluth in the 2001 Mineral Water Bowl.