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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.
Minnesota's first state park, Itasca State Park, was established in 1891, and is the source of the Mississippi River. [21] Today Minnesota has 72 state parks and recreation areas, 58 state forests covering about four million acres (16,000 km 2), and numerous state wildlife preserves, all managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The Quadriga is an allegorical sculpture, created in 1906 by Daniel Chester French along with Edward Potter, a noted sculptor of animals, and is at the base of the Minnesota State Capitol's dome. Both artists had collaborated on the Columbus Quadriga, at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago on which the Minnesota quadriga is based ...
Today, Chicago's skyline is among the world's tallest and densest. [123] Some of the United States' tallest towers are located in Chicago; Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) is the second tallest building in the Western Hemisphere after One World Trade Center, and Trump International Hotel and Tower is the third tallest in the country. [124]
But due to their southern location in the state and the urban heat island, the Twin Cities are among Minnesota's warmest places. [24] The average annual temperature recorded at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is 45.4 °F (7.4 °C); 3.5 °F (1.9 °C) colder than Winona, Minnesota , and 8.8 °F (4.9 °C) warmer than Roseau ...
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] Minnesota is divided into 87 counties and contains 853 incorporated cities, with populations ranging from 425,115 (Minneapolis) to 12 in ...
The Promenade Amphitheater inside White River State Park is located west of the White River and is complete with terraced stonework to create your own seating. This space provides beautiful views ...
A burial mound at Indian Mounds Park. Burial mounds in present-day Indian Mounds Park suggest the area was inhabited by the Hopewell Native Americans about 2,000 years ago. [17] [18] From the early 17th century to 1837, the Mdewakanton Dakota, a band of the Dakota people, lived near the mounds at the village of Kaposia and consider the area encompassing present-day Saint Paul Bdóte, the site ...