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- Country: United States
- Capital: Saint Paul
- Governor: Tim PawlentyOfficial Site: Tim Pawlenty
- Population: 5,167,101 (2006)US Census Bureau: Minnesota
- Founded: May 11, 1858History.com: Minnesota History
- Time zone: CST (UTC-6/-5)
- Major cities: Minneapolis and St. Paul, the Twin Cities
- Highest point: Eagle Mountain
- State items: State bird: Common Loon, State fish: Walleye, State flower: Pink and white lady slipper, State fruit: Honeycrisp apple, State gemstone: Lake Superior agate
- Nickname: Land of 10,000 Lakes
- Home to the Minnesota Twins
- Home to the NPR radio show turned film Prairie Home Companion
- Mall of America, once the largest mall in the U.S., is located in Minnesota
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Minnesota's nickname is "Land of 10,000 Lakes" because of its seemingly countless bodies of water. Including all of the lakes Minnesota has more shoreline than the island state of Hawaii. Minnesota is home to over five million people.
The Red River, running through Minnesota and North Dakota, crested on March 28, causing floods in North Dakota and Minnesota, especially in the cities Fargo of North Dakota and Moorhead of Minnesota.CNN: Red River declining; 2 dead in N.D. flooding (March 29, 2009) President Obama has declared parts of North Dakota and Minnesota federal disaster areas.AHN: FEMA Head In Minnesota Viewing Flooding (March 30, 2009)
Jesse "The Governor" Ventura
Minnesota's 38th and most notorious governor Jesse Ventura was an actor, veteran, and former WWF wrestler. He was previously mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Ventura held one term as governor from 1998 until 2003.
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Minnesota Questions
Does anyone know what's going on with the Minnesota Senate Race? 1 Answerthey are still waiting on the Minnesota supreme court. read more
How many high tech jobs did Minnesota gain in 2007, and 2008? 1 AnswerAll the details that you could ever want to analyze are available at the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. There is a PDF file of pr... read more
OPEN THREAD: Brett Favre to sign with the Minnesota Vikings today 6 AnswersI'm somewhat sick of the whole Favre retiring thing. But, Favre will definetely help the team, he is a great QB. I want to see someone wearing a Green Bay Packe... read more
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Minnesota Vacation
- Mahalo's Guide To a Minneapolis and St. Paul Vacation
- The New York Times: Minnesota Travel Guide
- Official Site: Explore Minnesota
- Frommer's: Minnesota Travel Guide
- Frommer's: St. Paul Travel Guide
- Fodor's: Minneapolis and St. Paul Travel Guide
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Just 2 more days until Thanksgiving Break! And just 5 more days til Minnesota...hopefully @JayCutler6 and the Bears will get a win!
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DigElogROCORI: ROCORI Spartans Football Year in Review: Special thanks to Central Minnesota Federal Credit Union for spo http://url4.eu/oHCv
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The yogic immunity boost - Minnesota Daily http://twa.lk/MTjnf
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Seantrel Henderson and other Cretin-Derham Hall guys at the Minnesota Gophers-Iowa Hawkeyes game this weekend. http://bit.ly/59KrEE
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Minnesota Team Report (Yahoo! Sports): There are things that must be addressed between now and a potential bowl.. http://bit.ly/2zGpHS
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