interesting facts about minnesota?

Question

anyone have any?

Answer 1

Land of 10,000 lakes.
Mississippi River starts in Itasca State Park
No venomous snakes in Minnesota, too cold.
Mayo Clinic is in Rochester, Minnesota
World's largest hockey puck is in Eveleth, Minnesota
Hockey Hall of Fame is in Eveleth, Minnesota
Entrance to Boundary Waters Canoe Area is in Ely, Minnesota
International Wolf Center is in Ely, MN
Mall of America is in Bloomingtion, MN
Paul Bunyon & Babe the Blue Ox supposedly walked across Minnesota and their footprints made the lakes...LOL! Paul and Babe reside in Brainerd, MN

Answer 2

Only in the Metrodome has there been a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship.


The skyway system in Minneapolis allows people to live, eat, work and shop in nearly five miles without ever going outside.


During the winter of 1888, residents of St. Paul built an ice palace at the winter festival. Before melting, it was considered one of the largest buildings in the world, measuring 14 stories high and covering an acre of land.


The Mall of America in Bloomington is over 9.5 million square feet in size.


Because of its thousands of lakes, Minnesota has 90,000 miles of shoreline, more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.


Minnesota claims homeland to the following inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties, Bisquick, Aveda beauty products, the bundt pan, HMOs, Green Giant vegetables, and the Snickers candy bar.


The first library to have a Children’s department was the Minneapolis Public Library in 1889.

Answer 3

Capital Saint Paul
Largest city Minneapolis
Area Ranked 12th
- Total 87,014 sq mi
(225,365 km²)
- Width 250 miles (400 km)
- Length 400 miles (645 km)
- % water 8.4
- Latitude 43° 30′ N to 49° 23′ N
- Longitude 89° 29′ W to 97° 14′ W
Population Ranked 21st
- Total (2000) 4,919,479
- Density 61.80/sq mi
23.86/km² (31st)
- Median income $55,914 (5th)
Elevation
- Highest point Eagle Mountain[1]
2,301 ft (701 m)
- Mean 1,198 ft (365 m)
- Lowest point Lake Superior[1]
602 ft (183 m)
Admission to Union May 11, 1858 (32nd)
Governor Tim Pawlenty (R)
U.S. Senators Norm Coleman (R)
Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
Congressional Delegation List
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Abbreviations MN US-MN
Web site www.state.mn.us

Answer 4

Here's a couple:

Even though the state motto is "Land of 10,000 lakes" there are actually approximately 15,000 lakes in Minnesota.

There ARE rattlesnakes in Minnesota. I've seen them on a bike trail in the Southeast corner of the state.

There is only one county in Minnesota that doesn't have a lake.....Fillmore county.

Answer 5

some of the strangest Minnesota travel destinations.

1. The World's Largest Ball of Twine. Located in Darwin, a central Minnesota town of about 300, this roadside creation was the work of a farmer named Francis A. Johnson, who spent 39 years winding this 17,400 pound ball of twine. It's now displayed in a roadside gazebo with Plexiglas sides so visitors can get the best possible views of the twine ball. Now, it's important to mention that Johnson's twine ball isn't actually the largest, as there's a larger one in Kansas now, but that twine ball was wound by multiple people. Johnson's is the largest twine ball anywhere created by a single man. In your face, Kansas!
2. Paul Bunyan Statues. Paul Bunyan is the mythical lumberjack who was so big that he created Minnesota's 10,000 lakes with his footsteps-- with the help of Babe the Blue Ox, of course. The most famous Paul Bunyan statue is in the north-central town of Bemidji, Minnesota. This 18-foot Paul was erected in 1937, and later that year the city built babe the Blue Ox. Paul used to have a shotgun too, but it deteriorated and was removed. Bunyanphiles can also visit the talking statue in Paul Bunyan Land, located in Brainerd, Minnesota.
3. The Spam Museum. Located in the southern town of Austin, Minnesota-- the home of Hormel, who makes Spam-- this museum is the campy homage to that slimy red meat in the square can. Oh, and it's free! Visitors can learn all about the history of Spam, view a collection of old Spam advertisements, and take a Spam trivia challenge.
4. Ed's Museum. This museum is a loving tribute to a total slob. Located on the Southeastern corner of Minnesota in a town called Wykoff, this museum is the collection of all the debris collected over the years of an eccentric store proprietor named Edwin Krueger. Ed never threw anything away, so the museum has quite a collection of early-to-mid 20th century artifacts. Visitors can also visit Sammy, Ed's cat, who died in 1986 and now is stored in a sealed cardboard box.
5. The Kensington Runestone. Alexandria, a hospitable central Minnesota town with dozens of lakes, has a bit of an odd history. A farmer unearthed a huge slab of rock covered in runes in the late 1800s, and after some questionable archaeological analysis, the runestone was declared to be evidence that the Vikings setlled in Minnesota in the 1400s. The debate rages on as to whether the Runestone is evidence of the Vikings or a hoax, but you can visit it at Alexandria's Runestone Museum. Hoax or not, Alexandrians take pride in their runestone, and Alexandria proudly calls itself the "Birthplace of Civilization" and sports a 28-foot tall statue downtown of an imposing Viking named Big Ole.

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Answer 6

The original name of the settlement that became St. Paul was Pig's Eye. Named for the French-Canadian whiskey trader, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, who had led squatters to the settlement

Answer 7

10,000 Lakes

Prairie Chicken capital of the World is in Rothsay.

Answer 8

None. Nothing at all interesting about it. Was there once, that was enough for a lifetime.

Answer 9

None.

None at all.