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Built between 1909-1910, the station served as a crucial aid to navigation for commercial freighters until 1969, at a time when the Great Lakes emerged as a vital component of the nation's industrial economy. Split Rock is a Minnesota state historic site and is open to the public, and operates a website for the public. 23: Thorstein Veblen ...
Cook County is a rugged, heavily wooded triangle of land on Minnesota's northeastern tip. It abuts Canada's southern border and is largely surrounded by the northern end of the Great Lakes. It is heavily dotted with lakes, ponds and streams. [5] The state's highest point is in the county, at 2,301 ft (701 m) ASL.
The county has at least 32 lakes, [12] some of which are deemed to be "protected waters" of the State of Minnesota; [13] these are designated with "(p)" below. The lakes occupy "hollows in the driftsheet"; many have neither an inflow nor an outflow. [14] Lakes in the county include: Altermatt Lake (p) Bachelor Lake (p), in Stark township; Boise ...
Washington County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 267,568, [2] making it the fifth-most populous county in Minnesota. Its county seat is Stillwater. [3] The largest city in the county is Woodbury, the eighth-largest city in
The terrain generally slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on the lower west border, at 1,545 ft (471 m) ASL. [7] The county has a total area of 719 square miles (1,860 km 2 ), of which 703 square miles (1,820 km 2 ) is land and 16 square miles (41 km 2 ) (2.3%) is water.
Hennepin County (/ ˈ h ɛ n ə p ɪ n / HEN-ə-pin) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Its county seat is Minneapolis, [2] the state's most populous city. [3] The county is named for the 17th-century explorer Louis Hennepin. [4] It extends from Minneapolis [5] to the suburbs and outlying cities in the western part of the county. Its ...
Viewing POI points on a Garmin GPS. A point of interest (POI) is a specific point location that someone may find useful or interesting.An example is a point on the Earth representing the location of the Eiffel Tower, or a point on Mars representing the location of its highest mountain, Olympus Mons.
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.