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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.
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.
Roseau County (/ r oʊ ˈ z oʊ / [citation needed]) (pronounced row - so) is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Canada–US border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,331. [1] Its county seat is Roseau. [2] Roseau County borders the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Saguenay, Quebec, Canada (Chicoutimi, Jonquière, et al.) Lloydminster, Canada, on the Saskatchewan-Alberta border, was formed as a single entity in 1903, when both future provinces were part of the Northwest Territories, but was divided into two separate entities in 1905 because the border between the newly created provinces bisected the ...
While "Boundary Waters" is a common name for this region, the two nations also share extensive boundary waters along their border, beyond this region. This region is part of the Superior National Forest in northeastern Minnesota, and in Canada it includes La Verendrye and Quetico Provincial Parks in Ontario.
31.2 miles (50.2 km) The Pigeon River forms part of the Canada–United States border between the state of Minnesota and the province of Ontario , west of Lake Superior . In pre-industrial times, the river was a waterway of great importance for transportation and the fur trade .
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This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. M. Minneapolis–Saint Paul (29 C, 68 P) Minnesota River (2 C, 19 P) ... Arrowhead Region; B ...