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Madison – Lutefisk Capital of the World [8] [15] Minneapolis. City of Flour and Sawdust (reported in 1883) [16] City of Lakes [5] [17] Mill City [18] The Mini Apple [5] Murderapolis [19] The Twin Cities (with St. Paul) Montgomery – Kolacky Capital of the World [8] Morris – Motown [20] Mountain Iron – Taconite Capital of the World [21]
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted. Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1]
Nevada (cities) niv-AY-də / n ɪ ˈ v eɪ d ə / Nevada County: niv-AY-də / n ɪ ˈ v eɪ d ə / Newark, Ohio: NURK / ˈ n ɜːr k / [n 26] New Athens: New AY-thənz / ˈ eɪ θ ən z / Name of multiple places New Berlin: New BUR-lin / ˈ b ɜːr l ɪ n / Name of multiple places New Orleans: new OR-linz / n j uː ˈ ɔːr l ɪ n z / [n 27 ...
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs , which are written differently but pronounced the same).
The festival's highlight is the serving of free corn-on-the-cob, along with a parade, midway and carnival rides, musical entertainment, the Miss Cokato coronation, and other events. [ 16 ] The Aho family of Cokato was featured by journalist Steve Hartman on CBS News Sunday Morning on December 9, 2012, for having 12 sons who all played football ...
Bovey (/ ˈ b oʊ v i / BOH-vee) [4] is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of Minnesota's Iron Range . The population was 829 at the 2020 census .
Montevideo is in a double river valley where the Minnesota and Chippewa rivers converge, about 140 miles (230 km) west of Minneapolis, at the junction of U.S. Highways 59 and 212 with Minnesota State Highways 7 and 29. The surrounding topography is dominated by farmland and prairies, as well as river valleys with many scenic overlooks and small ...
Mendota (/ m ɛ n ˈ d oʊ t ə / men-DOH-tə) [4] is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world. The word in this use means "the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers," and generally "mouth or ...