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 * Minnesota** shares a Lake Superior water border with Michigan and Wisconsin on the northeast; the remainder of the eastern border is with Wisconsin. Iowa is to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the west and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba to the north.

“Minnesota” is derived from the Dakota phrase Mni Sota Makoce, or Land Where the Waters Reflect the Clouds.

Engaging Travel in Minnesota
This wiki celebrates Local Responsible Travel in the USA and as part of our ongoing conversation, we ask you to help promote meal sharing AND heritage tourism in Minnesota. We love your lakes, your cities, your rural towns and state parks. Suggestions are welcome.

Current Time
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Events
[|Minnesota State Fair] [|Facebook] [|@mnstatefair]

rss
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Headlines
[] [|11 Under The Radar Restaurants In Minnesota That Are Scrumdiddlyumptious] [|New life for sacred burial mound in Northland?] [|The Original Sports Bar]

Twitter
[|@exploreminn] [|@MNMainStreet] [|@GetLocalFlavor] [|@mnstateparks] [|@nacdimn] [|@mnhs] [|@mndotnews] [|@VoyageursNPA] [|@javier_serna] [|@TheTRCP] [|@BestNorthShore] [|@IntlWolfCenter] [|@BorealCommunity] [|@NPCA] [|@GovMarkDayton] [|@WintergreenWear] [|@elyecho] [|@ElyArtWalk] [|@ElyWinterFest] [|@FriendsBWCAW] [|@StegerCtr] [|@MukluksSteger] [|@jimbrandenburg]

Hashtags
[|#OnlyinMN]

Facebook
[|Get Local Flavor] [|Preservation Alliance of Minnesota]

**Flickr**
[|Isle, MN] [|Mille Lacs Indian Museum] [|Between Duluth and Grand Portage] https://www.flickr.com/photos/minnesotahistoricalsociety - dead link

Flickr Groups
[|Everything Minnesota!]

Wikipedia
[|Minnesota]

Tourism Portals
[|Explore Minnesota] - [|@exploreminn] [|eco travel - explore minnestota] [|Value of Tourism - Explore Minnesota]

Casinos
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government
http://www.state.mn.us

Environment
[|Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]

Parks
http://mndnr.gov/parks [|@mnstateparks] [|Minnesota State Parks and Trails] []

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/superior/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5202169 https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org - [|@savethebwca] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundary_Waters also see: ely

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Tamarac/

Food
Minnesota is known for its wonderful hot dishes, regional casseroles often topped with tater tots. Luckily there is more to Minnesota that hot dish and lutefisk. The is growing - connecting restaurants around the state with [|healthy local foods] like farm-raised meat and vegetables.

http://getlocalflavor.com/news/for-communities

[|Walleye] is the state fish.

Tourism Notes
Tourism is an $11 billion industry in Minnesota. The leisure and hospitality industry employs more than 247,000 Minnesotans. (http://industry.exploreminnesota.com/side2/emt-tourism-council/value-of-tourism

Recommended Listening
http://www.thecurrent.org http://www.thecurrent.org/listen https://twitter.com/TheCurrent https://www.facebook.com/TheCurrent https://plus.google.com/+thecurrent/posts https://www.mpr.org

Elsewhere on the Web
http://www.minnpost.com http://mnstatefair.org http://mntrails.com http://www.mn2020hindsight.org [] [|Minnesota Potters] http://paulisakson.typepad.com - [] [|Green Routes] [|Explore Minnesota] [|North Shore] [|Renewing the Countryside] [|Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota] [|Lake Property, Cabin Rentals & Resorts] [|Mille Lacs Indian Museum] http://www.mnpreservation.org

Ely
http://incredibleely.org - https://www.facebook.com/incredibleely http://www.wely.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOLd9eT0A88

Mankato https://twitter.com/VisitMankato

Millie Lacs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mille_Lacs_Lake http://youtu.be/43bc6PpPU3A

Minneapolis/St Paul
minneapolis/st paul

Montevideo
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118289292160 http://www.montechamber.com

Ogema
http://travelmomma.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/slow-foods-dinner-at-white-earth-indian-reservation/

Rochester
Rochester developed as a stagecoach stop between Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Dubuque, Iowa. Railroad arrived in the 1860s http://www.rochestermn.gov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota [|Mayo Clinic]

Wadena
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cxq2LpgcoA

White Earth
[|White Earth]

WInona
https://www.facebook.com/KQAL89.5?ref=stream

Indigenous Cultures
http://nativeamericanencyclopedia.com/fast-facts-about-the-history-minnesota-indians http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/10/16/daily-circuit-native-languages https://soundcloud.com/mnnativenews

YouTube: [|An Overdue Apology]
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Photos
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