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The Parks and Trails Division manages 76 state park and recreation areas, 56 primitive campgrounds within Minnesota State Forests, 35 designated state water trails (totalling over 4,500 miles), over 3,000 public water accesses, over 1,300 miles of state trails (600 miles of paved trails), and over 300 fishing piers throughout the state. [8]
The districts were first authorized by Minnesota state legislation in 1955. As of November 2016 there are 45 districts in the state. District boards coordinate activities with the state, as well as with the counties, cities , and soil and water conservation districts within the watershed districts.
Minnesota's 2nd congressional district covers the south Twin Cities metro area and contains all of Scott, Dakota, and Le Sueur counties. It also contains part of northern and eastern Rice County including the city of Northfield , as well as southern Washington County including the city of Cottage Grove .
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Minnesota (/ ˌ m ɪ n ə ˈ s oʊ t ə / ⓘ MIN-ə-SOH-tə) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the south, and North Dakota and South Dakota to the west.
December 2, 1857 December 6, 1859 St. Paul: Ramsey: William Sprigg Hall [2] January 7, 1861 2nd 3rd Joel K. Reiner [3] Republican: January 8, 1861 January 5, 1863 Marine-on-St. Croix: Chisago. Kanabec. Pine. Washington. 4th 5th John McKusick [4] Non-partisan January 6, 1863 January 7, 1867 Stillwater: 6th 7th 8th 9th William H.C. Folsom [5 ...
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission is composed of five commissioners, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. [14] Each commissioner serves a staggered six-year term. The commission is supported by an administrative staff and various specialized departments that assist in research, analysis, and enforcement activities.
Lake Minnetonka was officially named by Minnesota's territorial governor, Alexander Ramsey, in 1852. He had been informed that the Dakota used the phrase Mní iá Tháŋka (“the-water-they-speak-of-is-large” in the Dakota language) [1] to refer to the lake. Excelsior, the lake's first white settlement, was established the following year.