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International Falls (sometimes referred to as I-Falls) is a city in and the county seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. [1] The population was 5,802 at the time of the 2020 census. [3] International Falls is located on the Rainy River directly across from Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada.
Voyageurs National Park is a national park of the United States in northern Minnesota established in 1975. It is located near the city of International Falls.The park's name commemorates the voyageurs—French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through the area. [3]
Koochiching County (/ ˈ k uː tʃ ɪ tʃ ɪ ŋ / KOO-chitch-ing) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota.As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,062. [2] Its county seat is International Falls. [3]
It then crosses the Mississippi and is a major route for northern Minnesota as it goes around Bemidji (the "first city on the Mississippi") and angles northeast to its terminus at the Canada–US border in International Falls. The route between Bemidji and International Falls parallels the Blue Ox Trail, formerly the Northern Pacific Railway.
Falls International Airport (IATA: INL, ICAO: KINL, FAA LID: INL) is a city-owned public-use airport located in International Falls, a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. [1] It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by one commercial airline with scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air ...
The level of Rainy Lake is controlled at the hydro-electric power houses of the international dam that spans the Rainy River between International Falls and Fort Frances, at two water-control dams located at Kettle Falls where the outflow from Namakan Lake enters Rainy Lake, and at the Sturgeon Falls Generating Station located on the Seine ...
A map of the river charted by an expedition in 1825 [2]. The river issues from the west side of Rainy Lake (French: lac à la Pluie; Ojibwe: Gojiji-zaaga'igan) and flows generally west-northwest, between International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, and between Baudette, Minnesota, and Rainy River, Ontario.
US 53 then proceeds northwest to International Falls, where it has a junction with US 71 and MN 11. US 53 in Minnesota passes through Saint Louis and Koochiching counties. Legally, the Minnesota section of US 53 is defined as unmarked legislative routes 106, 11, and 315 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.115(37), (246), and 161.114(2).