Minnesota Destination Guide

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Minnesota is the 32nd state of the United States, with its capital located in Saint Paul. The state is bordered on the north by Canada (Manitoba and Ontario), on the east by Wisconsin and Lake Superior, on the south by Iowa, and on the west by North Dakota and South Dakota. In addition, Minnesota shares a water boundary with Michigan. Minnesota is the northernmost of the 48 contiguous states. Minnesota sits at a convergence point between three of the great biomes of North America: the Great Plains of the west, the Eastern Deciduous Forest, and the Northern Boreal Forest of Canada. Traversing the state from southwest to northeast goes through the three different ecological regions.

Minnesota is famous for its lakes, having in excess of 15,000, depending on the source of the count. Much of the state is flat, having been eroded during repeated glacial periods (most recently the Wisconsin Glacier). However, the extreme southeastern portion of the state is part of the Driftless Area, which was not glaciated, and it is here that Lake Pepin and the rugged high bluffs of the Mississippi River are found. In addition, the Iron Range and other low mountains are found in the northeastern part of the state. The Minnesota portion of Lake Superior is the largest body of water in the state. Minnesota is home to many areas of park land, to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA), as well as a number of state and county parks, most notably Itasca State Park, the official source of the Mississippi River. After its rivers and lakes, Minnesota's most prominent physical feature is the Iron Range. This is a range of low mountains that run across the northern part of the state.

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Minnesota encompasses a diverse landscape with glaciated lakes, dense woodlands and shortgrass prairies. It can be split into four regions: northern, central, southwestern and southeastern. Northern Minnesota is comprised of heavily glaciated region of intricate waterways. This region borders Ontario and Manitoba, Canada. It includes the vast acreage of Superior National Forest in the east, Voyageurs National Park and four Minnesota State Forests. This region also include the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Grand Portage National Monument.

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Albert Lea Alexandria Arden Hills Austin Baxter Becker Blaine Bloomington Brainerd Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Burnsville Chanhassen Chaska Clearwater	Coon Rapids Cottage Grove Detroit Lakes Duluth Eagan East Grand Forks Eden Prairie Fairmont Faribault Fergus Falls Fridley Golden Valley Grand Rapids Hastings Hinckley	Hopkins International Falls Inver Grove Heights Jackson Lakeville Little Falls Luverne Mankato Maple Grove Maplewood Marshall Mendota Heights Minneapolis Minnetonka Moorhead	Mounds View Nisswa Northfield Oakdale Owatonna Pipestone Plymouth Proctor Red Wing Richfield Rochester Roseville Saint Cloud Saint James Saint Paul	Savage Shakopee Shoreview Silver Bay South St. Paul Stillwater Two Harbors Waseca White Bear Lake Willmar Windom Winona Woodbury Worthington Zumbrota

Minnesota, the second northernmost State in the USA (after Alaska), is one of the nation’s leading outdoor tourist destinations, with 68 State parks, 55 State forests and more than 12,000 lakes. The State borders Canada, the upper Midwest States and Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world.

Minnesota is well known for its diverse fishing terrain. The northern and central regions boast over 11,000 lakes many of them navigable. The southern regions of Minnesota support many hiking, biking and camping facilities.