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Nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"-- an underestimate of the actual number-- Minnesota lies east of the Great Plains in the far upper Midwest. Sculpted by glaciers, Minnesota's landscape is a mix of rich and rolling farmlands, peat bogs, and the rugged Superior Upland that yields some of the richest iron ore in the world.The largest city, Minneapolis, lies across the head of the Mississippi River from the capital city, St. Paul. The so-called Twin Cities are home to a number of industrial manufacturing concerns. Food processing is a major sector throughout the state, packaging corn, meat and dairy goods, sugar beets, and the other rich agricultural products of the state.Once a battleground for the Dakota and the displaced Ojibwa, Minnesota accepted a heavy influx of German and Scandinavian immigrants in the late 19th century whose cultural influence remains in architecture, educational institutions, and local culture. Minnesota is also a famed center for third-party politics. It was a bastion of the early Republican Party and a stronghold of the Grange, which grew into reformist movements such as the Populist Party, the Progressive Party, and the Farmer-Labor Party, the last of which eventually merged with the Democrats.Minnesota's unusual politics have contributed such national figures such as Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, Walter Mondale, Paul Wellstone, and Jesse Ventura.
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| Best of Minnesota Links - A searchable directory of Minnesota web sites in a variety of categories which gives the option of adding additional links.
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| | Surf Minnesota - Minnesota-themed jokes and stories, listing of places to stay in Minnesota, message board, mailing list.
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| | Minnesota State and County QuickFacts - Selected demographic information for the state, map linked to county statistics, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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| | Mid MN Info - News, weather, and local links for the area around St. Cloud, Willmar, Alexandria, Little Falls, Glenwood, and Litchfield, Minnesota.
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| | Here in Minnesota WebRing - If you live anywhere in Minnesnowta and have a web page, that's all you need to join this ring.
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| | Minnesota: Ya Sure, You Betcha - Becky Murphy's brief, and humorous, tribute to her home state of Minnesota. With interesting links.
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| | MNPage - A Minnesota portal with an emphasis on entertainment and tourism. Directory, free e-mail, free photo classifieds.
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| | Minnesota North Star - Official State of Minnesota web site. Links and information on Minnesota government, industry, tourism, and miscellaneous official information.
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| | State Demographic Center - Part of Minnesota Planning. Offers annual demographic estimates, projections, and articles on emerging trends.
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- Eden Prairie, Minnesota to Host PRONTO North America Users Conference May 3 - 5 - Peggy Smedley is the editor of Start Magazine and will be addressing the first annual PRONTO North America Users Conference on Thursday, May 5th. Smedley was recently profiled in the Wall Street Journal and authored Mending Manufacturing, How America Can ...
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