Stereotypical Minnesotan traits include Lutheranism (26 percent of the state's population is Lutheran) "Minnesota nice," "hot dish (a Minnesotan term for casserole)," lutefisk (a pungent preparation of fish from a Norwegian recipe that includes soaking in lye), very close family ties (and a strong sense of duty to their families, healthy and dysfunctional alike), a strong sense of community and shared culture with many other Minnesotans instead of just with one's town or city, Minnesota's rather unique form of Upper Midwest American English ...

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Minneapolis Minnesota - Arts. Minneapolis claims to have the highest per capita attendance at theater and arts events outside of New York City, perhaps boosted by its famously harsh winters. The region is reportedly the third-largest theater market in the country, attracting major performances. The Guthrie Theater is the most famous theater in the city. In order to help revitalize the downtown and warehouse district areas of Minneapolis which had declined in the mid to late 20th century, the city purchased and renovated a few theaters on Hennepin Avenue to create the Hennepin Theatre District, i ...

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Norm Coleman (R) Minnesota is the 32nd state of the United States, having joined the Union on May 11, 1858. Its name is from the Dakota people's name for the Minnesota River, mini sota, variously translated "smoky-white water" or "sky-tinted water." The state's name is abbreviated MN or Minn. Minnesota is the largest state by land area in the Midwestern United States and is in the sub-region known as the Upper Midwest. The most significant metropolitan area is known as the Twin Cities, which con ...

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Blaine is no longer a small rural town like it started out as. Yet Blaine has still reserved its natural areas. Until 1877 Blaine was considered to be part of the City of Anoka, Minnesota. Phillip Laddy, a native of Ireland, is recognized as the first settler in Blaine. He settled near the lake that now bears his name, Laddie Lake, in 1862. Laddy died shortly after his arrival and his survivors moved on to Minneapolis. He was followed by Englishman George Townsend, who lived ...

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Saint Paul Minnesota - Sites of interest. Areas of interest include the Science Museum of Minnesota [46], Ordway Center for the Performing Arts [47], the state Capitol, and RiverCentre, which serves as the city's civic center. Saint Paul is also home to the St Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St Paul Saints minor league baseball team, the Minnesota Thunder, professional soccer team, the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League and the Minnesota Wild National Hockey League tea ...

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Saint Paul Minnesota - Sites of interest. Areas of interest include the Science Museum of Minnesota [29], Ordway Center for the Performing Arts [30], the state Capitol, and RiverCentre, which serves as the city's civic center. Saint Paul is also home to the St Paul Chamber Orchestra, the St Paul Saints minor league baseball team, the Minnesota Thunder, professional soccer team, the Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League and the Minnesota Wild National Hockey League tea ...

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U.S. Highway 65 is a north-south United States highway stretching from Albert Lea, Minnesota to Natchez, Mississippi. Parts of its modern route in Iowa and historic route in Minnesota follow the old Jefferson Highway. U.S. Route 65 - Termini. As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Albert Lea, Minnesota, merging into Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90. Its southern terminus is at Natchez, Mississippi at an intersection with U.S. Highway 61. U.S. Route 65 - Histo ...

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In the absence of a more specific context, convergence denotes the approach toward a definite value, as time goes on; or to a definite point, a common view or opinion, or toward a fixed or equilibrium state. Convergence - Science fiction and popular culture. Convergence (goth festival) refers to an annual convention in which goths meet each other in 'real life' rather than online, as is customarily done. CONvergence (convention) is a speculative fiction convention in Minnesota. Harmo ...

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Several places brag that they have the biggest ball of twine. Biggest ball of twine - Largest Sisal Twine Ball Built by One Person. Darwin, Minnesota is the home of a ball by Francis A. Johnson. It is twelve feet in diameter and weighs 17,500 pounds. He started his obsession in March, 1950 and wrapped four hours every day for 29 years. It is currently housed in a specially made gazebo across from the town park on Main Street, and the town celebrates "Twine Ball Day" every August. An adjacent volunteer-run m ...

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The geography of the central portion of Minnesota varies quite a bit, just as the geography of the entire state of Minnesota is quite varied from one location to the next. The northern portion of the region contains quite a few softwood forests, including the expansive Chippewa National Forest. The western and southern portions of the region, meanwhile, are dotted with rolling prairie, and as such, contain the largest agricultural operations in the region. The eastern part of the region contains a great deal of both hardwood and softw ...

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The economy of central Minnesota, like that of the United States as a whole, has largely shifted from agriculture and mining to industry and service in recent years. Agriculture is still important in the region, however, especially in the southern and western part of the region, where the land and soil is conducive to growing crops such as corn and soybeans. Dairy farms also dot the region in areas where crops cannot easily be grown, but their numbers have been drastically dwindling in recent years. Paper companies also own expansive amounts ...

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Minnesota has historically been a home to Scandinavian and German immigrants. Scandinavians (mostly Norwegians and Swedes) tended to settle in the colder, forested north, and Germans often resided in the relatively warmer rolling hills of the south. Minneapolis sits between these two regions and thus has large populations of people of German and Scandinavian descent. During the great wave of Eastern European immigration in the 1870s through the early 20th Century, many immigrants from Poland, the Baltic States, and Russia, as well as ...

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Called in the Ojibwe language Gakaabikaang (at the falls), the city grew up around the Saint Anthony Falls, the only waterfall on the Mississippi River and the end of the commercially navigable section of the river until locks were installed in the 1960s. Father Louis Hennepin was the first European to explore the area, giving the falls their name, as well as lending his name to the county in which Minneapolis is located. The nearby Fort Snelling spurred the growth of villages and towns in the area. A lumber mill was built on the fall ...

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The city is officially divided into several communities, each containing multiple neighborhoods. For example, the area typically referred to by locals as "North Minneapolis" is actually the Near North community, which is composed of the Hawthorne, Jordan, Near-North, and Willard-Hay neighborhoods.[2] Most of the neighborhoods in Minneapolis coordinate certain activities under the Neighborhood Revitalization Program [3]. In some cases, two to four n ...

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Minneapolis is a city that is well known for its liberal politics and to this day remains a stronghold for the Democratic party. Minneapolis has an arguably convoluted set of different government entities that oversee actions in the city. The most prominent is the Minneapolis City Council, which holds the most power. The mayor has some power to appoint certain individuals, such as the chief of police, but is otherwise relatively weak and must coordinate with the city council for most other activities. Other groups in the city include the Min ...

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a popular television situation comedy in the 1970s, was set in Minneapolis. A statue of Mary Tyler Moore was erected downtown, on Nicollet Mall, in 2002 to commemorate the program. Although the city is not often a setting for movies, a few notable ones have been filmed there: Fargo Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men (set in Wabasha) The Mighty Ducks Jingle All the Way That Was Then, This Is Now, based on the no ...

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Minneapolis has eight sister cities: Santiago, Chile (1961) Kuopio, Finland (1972) Ibaraki City, Japan (1980) Novosibirsk, Russia (1988, with St. Paul) Tours, France (1991) Harbin, China (1992) Eldoret, Kenya (2000) Uppsala, Sweden (2000) The city also maintains informal connections with the cities of Hiroshima, Japan and Kampala, Uganda. ...

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The city is officially divided into several communities, each containing multiple neighborhoods. For example, the area typically referred to by locals as "North Minneapolis" is actually the Near North community, which is composed of the Hawthorne, Jordan, Near-North, and Willard-Hay neighborhoods.[2] Most of the neighborhoods in Minneapolis coordinate certain activities under the Neighborhood Revitalization Program [3]. In some cases, two to four neighborhoods act together under a single neighborhood organization. Some areas of ...

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Minneapolis has eight sister cities: - Santiago, Chile (1961) - Kuopio, Finland (1972) - Ibaraki City, Japan (1980) - Novosibirsk, Russia (1988, with St. Paul) - Tours, France (1991) - Harbin, China (1992) - Eldoret, Kenya (2000) - Uppsala, Sweden (2000) The city also maintains informal connections w ...

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