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Minnesota, United States
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The Northwestern region of Minnesota is where the western prairies, the northern conifer forests, and the eastern hardwood forests converge. It includes Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, Wadena, and Wilkin counties.
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Alexandria is a town in Northwestern Minnesota.
Angle Inlet (pop 60, in Angle Township, pop 119) is the northernmost community in Minnesota and the northernmost point of the contiguous 48 states.
Baudette is a small city in Northwestern Minnesota, on Rainy River south of the Lake of the Woods. It is a county seat of Lake of the Woods County and is known as the Walleye Capital of the World.
Bemidji is a city in Minnesota. It is the unofficial home of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
Brainerd is a city in Northwestern Minnesota.
Breckenridge is a city of 3,708 in Northwestern Minnesota. Breckenridge and its sister city, Wahpeton (in Richland County, North Dakota), are situated at the confluence of the Bois De Sioux and Otter Tail Rivers.
Crookston is a small town in Northwestern Minnesota, home to the world's largest ox-cart, and the original Happy Joe's Pizzeria.
Crosslake is a city in Northwestern Minnesota.
Detroit Lakes is a city in Minnesota.
Dilworth is in Minnesota.
East Grand Forks is a city in Northwestern Minnesota. It's the smaller neighbor of the much better known Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Erskine is a city in northwestern Minnesota.
Fergus Falls is in Northwestern Minnesota.
Moorhead is a city in Minnesota of about 35,000. Moorhead is sometimes referred to as the "twin city" of the larger Fargo, North Dakota, its neighbor across the Red River in North Dakota.
Morris, population 5286, is the county seat of Stevens County and home to the University of Minnesota - Morris (UMM), part of the University of Minnesota system.
Ottertail is a small, cozy tourist town in Northwestern Minnesota with a population of 474. In 2002, Ottertail was the fastest growing city in Minnesota due to its growing fame in the greater metropolitan area of Minneapolis, Saint Paul.
Roseau, "Minnesota's North Star City", is a city of 3000 people in Northwestern Minnesota less than 10 miles from the Canadian border..
Tenney is a former city with a population of six, in Wilkin County, Northwestern Minnesota. Tenney billed itself as the smallest statutory city in America.
Thief River Falls is in Minnesota. It offers a quiet relaxing location to get away from the big city life.
Wadena is in Northwestern Minnesota.
Walker is in northern Minnesota. Walker is about 35 mi (56 km) south of Bemidji and 60 mi (97 km) north of Brainerd.
Warroad is a city in Northwestern Minnesota. It is located in Roseau County, which is part of the northernmost tier of counties in Minnesota, and shares its northern border with Canada.
Big Bog State Recreation Area is a protected wilderness in the state Minnesota.
Itasca State Park is in northern Minnesota, is the oldest and largest of Minnesota's state parks, and is considered the "jewel" of the state's parks system. Itasca offers the classic northwoods experience, with an old growth forest, diverse and plentiful wildlife, fishing, swimming, and crystal-clear streams and lakes, including Lake Itasca, which is the source of the legendary Mississippi River.
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