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88 unusual facts about St. Louis County, Minnesota


Angora, Minnesota

Angora is an unincorporated community in Angora Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Arnold, Minnesota

Arnold is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rice Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

The census-designated place of Arnold is located entirely within Rice Lake Township, adjacent to the north side of the city of Duluth.

Since circa 1970, those who reside in this area identify themselves as residents of "Rice Lake" (Rice Lake Township) or Duluth.

Axehandle hound

It can be found on the Little Fork River near Voyageurs National Park and very near the town of Linden Grove.

Bassett, Minnesota

Bassett is an unincorporated community in Bassett Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Superior National Forest.

Bear Head Lake, Minnesota

Nearby places include Babbitt, Embarrass, Waasa Township, and Eagles Nest Township.

Bear River, Minnesota

Bear River is located within Morcom Township in Saint Louis County; and also located within Bearville Township in Itasca County.

Birch Lake, Minnesota

Birch Lake is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located north of Babbitt, and south of Ely and Morse Township.

Brimson, Minnesota

Brimson is an unincorporated community in Ault Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Britt, Minnesota

The original center of Britt was generally considered at the intersection of Saint Louis County Road 68 and Jarvinen Road (County 662) in the southwest corner of Sandy Township.

However, Britt now also covers the unorganized territory of Sand Lake to the west centered on Highway 53 while the area near Highway 169 consists of the northern part of Wouri Township.

Burnett, Minnesota

Burnett is an unincorporated community in Industrial Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Burntside, Minnesota

Burntside is an unincorporated community in Morse Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Buyck, Minnesota

Buyck is an unincorporated community in Portage Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Canyon, Minnesota

Canyon is an unincorporated community in Northland Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Cherry, Minnesota

Cherry is an unincorporated community in Cherry Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Clover Valley, Minnesota

Clover Valley is an unincorporated community in Duluth Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Cotton, Minnesota

Cotton is an unincorporated community in Cotton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Crab Lake, Minnesota

Crab Lake is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located north of Eagles Nest Township, and west of Morse Township.

Crane Lake, Minnesota

Crane Lake is an unincorporated community in Crane Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Kabetogama State Forest.

Culver, Minnesota

The center of Culver is generally considered at the junction of Saint Louis County Highway 7 (CR 7) and County Road 8 (CR 8), which is also the boundary line between Culver Township and Industrial Township.

Cusson, Minnesota

Cusson is an unincorporated community in Leiding Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota.

Dark River, Minnesota

Dark River is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located north of Chisholm and Balkan Township.

Eldes Corner, Minnesota

Eldes Corner is located within Midway Township.

Elmer, Minnesota

Elmer is an unincorporated community in Elmer Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Fairbanks, Minnesota

Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Fairbanks Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Superior National Forest.

Florenton, Minnesota

Florenton is an unincorporated community in Wuori Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located near Britt.

Forbes, Minnesota

Forbes is located along the boundary line between Clinton Township and McDavitt Township.

Four Corners, Minnesota

Four Corners is located near the survey point boundary line for Canosia Township, the city of Hermantown, Grand Lake Township, and Solway Township.

French River, Minnesota

French River is an unincorporated community in Duluth Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Gheen Corner, Minnesota

Gheen Corner is located along the boundary line between Willow Valley Township and Gheen Unorganized Territory in Saint Louis County.

Gheen, Minnesota

The unincorporated community of Gheen Corner is located along the boundary line between Willow Valley Township and Gheen Territory.

Glendale, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Glendale is an unincorporated community in Leiding Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Gowan, Minnesota

Gowan is an unincorporated community in Floodwood Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Greenalite

Greenalite was first described in 1903 for an occurrence in the Mesabi Range near Biwabik, St. Louis County, Minnesota and named for its green color.

Hay Lake, Minnesota

Nearby places include Biwabik Township, the city of Biwabik, and Pike Township.

Idington, Minnesota

Idington is an unincorporated community in Angora Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Sturgeon River State Forest.

Independence, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Independence is an unincorporated community in New Independence Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Iron Junction, Minnesota

The city of Iron Junction (Iron) is located within Clinton Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Island Lake, Minnesota

Island Lake is located within Gnesen Township and Fredenberg Township.

Keenan, Minnesota

Keenan is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Kelsey, Minnesota

Kelsey is an unincorporated community in Kelsey Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Leander Lake, Minnesota

Leander Lake is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located near Britt and Great Scott Township.

Linden Grove, Minnesota

Linden Grove is an unincorporated community in Linden Grove Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Mahnomen, St. Louis County, Minnesota

Mahnomen is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brevator Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Marion Lake, Minnesota

Nearby places include North Star Township and Pequaywan Township.

Markham, Minnesota

Markham is an unincorporated community in Colvin Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

McComber

The boundary line between Eagles Nest Township and Morse Township is also in the vicinity.

McComber is an unincorporated community in Eagles Nest Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

McCormack, Minnesota

McCormack is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located near Hibbing and Balkan Township.

Meadow Brook, Minnesota

Meadow Brook is an unincorporated community in Linden Grove Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Meadowlands, Minnesota

Now converted to an ATV–snowmobile trail, this former rail line runs from Alborn in the south, north to Pengilly on the Iron Range.

Melrude, Minnesota

Melrude is an unincorporated community in Ellsburg Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Minnesota State Highway 169

Bear Head Lake State Park is located 7 miles south of the junction of State Highway 169 and County Road 128 (in Eagles Nest Township, 9 miles east of Tower).

Minnesota State Highway 37

The Wellstone Memorial and Historic site is located three miles east of the junction of U.S. 53 / Highway 37 / Bodas Road at Fayal Township near Eveleth.

The section of Highway 37 between U.S. 53 at Fayal Township near Eveleth and U.S. 169 at Hibbing was authorized in 1949.

Minnesota State Highway 73

Minnesota State Highway 73 is a highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 35 in Moose Lake and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 53 in Field Township near Cook and Orr.

Munger, Minnesota

Munger is an unincorporated community in Solway Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Palo, Minnesota

Palo is an unincorporated community in White Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Payne, Minnesota

Payne is an unincorporated community in Meadowlands Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Peary, Minnesota

Peary is located on the survey point boundary line for Clinton Township, Fayal Township, and McDavitt Township.

Prosit, Minnesota

Prosit is an unincorporated community in Alborn Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Ramshaw, Minnesota

Ramshaw is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Robinson, Minnesota

The boundary line between Eagles Nest Township and Morse Township is nearby.

Robinson is an unincorporated community in Morse Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Rollins, Minnesota

Rollins is an unincorporated community in Ault Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Saginaw, Minnesota

The center of Saginaw is generally considered at the junction of Saginaw Road (Saint Louis County Road 46) and Vibert Road (County Road 875) in the southeast corner of Industrial Township.

Nearby is the junction of U.S. Highway 2 and State Highway 33 in the northeast corner of Brevator Township.

Grand Lake Township and Industrial Township are also known as Saginaw.

Sax, Minnesota

Sax is an unincorporated community in McDavitt Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Shaw, Minnesota

The community is located in the southeast corner of Cotton Township, near the boundary line; and is within the Cloquet Valley State Forest of Saint Louis County.

Side Lake, Minnesota

Side Lake is an unincorporated community in French Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Skibo, Minnesota

Skibo is an unincorporated community in Bassett Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Slim Lake, Minnesota

Slim Lake is an unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located north of Ely and Morse Township.

Soudan, Minnesota

Soudan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Breitung Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Sturgeon, Minnesota

Sturgeon is an unincorporated community in Sturgeon Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Taft, Minnesota

Fredenberg Township is also in the area.

Taft is an unincorporated community in Grand Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Tikander Lake, Minnesota

Nearby places include Fayal Township, Biwabik Township, White Township, Palo, and Makinen.

Toivola, Minnesota

Toivola is an unincorporated community in Toivola Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Tom Rukavina

He first held elected office in the 1970s on the Virginia School Board and Pike Town Board.

Twig, Minnesota

Twig is an unincorporated community in Grand Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Wahlsten, Minnesota

Wahlsten is an unincorporated community in Kugler Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Wakemup, Minnesota

Wakemup is an unincorporated community in Beatty Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Whiteface, Minnesota

Whiteface is an unincorporated community in Cotton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Wolf, Minnesota

Wolf is an unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Zim, Minnesota

Zim is an unincorporated community in McDavitt Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.


A Time for Burning

Youngdahl was the son of a former governor of Minnesota and federal judge, Luther Youngdahl.

Albany, Minnesota

Albany is part of Minnesota's 6th congressional district currently represented in Federal Congress by (R) Representative Michele Bachmann and Minnesota Senators (D) Amy Klobuchar and (D) Al Franken.

AMCC

Al-Madinah Cultural Center, a non-profit cultural student organization at the University of Minnesota

Angie's Kettle Corn

The producers, Angie and Dan Bastian of Mankato, Minnesota, originally distributed their product in 2002 outside the Metrodome during Minnesota Vikings home games.

Badger Township, Polk County, Minnesota

The subsequent history of Badger Township is virtually indistinguishable from that of most of Northern Minnesota.

Brad Childress

The owner Zygi Wilf was cited as saying, “Brad has done a tremendous job leading this football team and we value the positive environment he has created for the Minnesota Vikings on and off the field, He has continued to positively impact this team and create a strong foundation for future success.

Bud Nornes

He is a member of the Minnesota Broadcaster Association and the National Association of Broadcasters.

Collin Peterson

In 1998, Peterson gained attention by proposing a constitutional amendment that would allow the residents of Minnesota's Northwest Angle to vote on whether they wanted to secede from the United States and join the Canadian province of Manitoba.

DBU

Duluth Business University a private university school located in Duluth, Minnesota

Elections in Minnesota

Recounts in Minnesota are handled by the State Canvassing Board, as needed in the 2008 Senate election between Norm Coleman and Al Franken.

Eugene Wilson

Eugene McLanahan Wilson (1833–1890), U.S. Representative for Minnesota, 1869–1871

Forgotten Silver

Roscoe, Jane/Hight, Craig (2006): Forgotten Silver: A New Zealand Television Hoax and Its Audience. In: Juhasz, Alexandra/Lerner, Jesse (eds.) (2006): F is for Phony. Fake Documentary and Truth’s Undoing. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, p. 171-186.

Half Dead and Dynamite

Half Dead and Dynamite is the second LP released by the Minnesota indie rock band Lifter Puller.

Heffelfinger

William Walter "Pudge" Heffelfinger (1867, Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1954, Blessing, Texas), an American football player

Herman Beach

Named for its proximity to Herman, Minnesota, Herman Beach was formed 11,700 years ago and runs for hundreds of miles through Minnesota and North Dakota.

Homer, Minnesota

Homer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.

Ixchiguán

During the 20th century, many people from Ixchiguan have migrated to Worthington, Minnesota, a city that is considered a center of Mam speakers in the United States.

Jane Elizabeth Hodgson

In 1981, Hodgson lent her name to a suit (Hodgson v. Minnesota) brought by Planned Parenthood against Minnesota, challenging that state's law requiring that both parents be notified at least 48 hours before a minor has an abortion.

John LaMountain

In September 1859, La Mountain made an ascension with the Atlantic, along with newspaperman John Haddock, from Watertown, New York across Minnesota and Michigan.

Johnsburg, Minnesota

Johnsburg is an unincorporated community in Adams Township, Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

Kabekona, Minnesota

Kabekona is an unincorporated community in Hendrickson Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.

KOWZ

KRUE, a radio station (1170 AM) licensed to serve Waseca, Minnesota, which held the call sign KOWZ from 2003 to 2012

Lencho Skibba

He played in the youth system for Alemannia Aachen until 2007, when he moved to the United States and joined the Minnesota Thunder.

Leonidas Giroux

He had traveled to Rochester, Minnesota to be treated at the Mayo Clinic for an undisclosed illness and died shortly after his arrival.

Mary Olson

Mary A. Olson (born May 23, 1958) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate who represented District 4, which includes portions of Beltrami, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard and Itasca counties in the northern part of the state.

Max, Minnesota

Max is an unincorporated community in Max Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Chippewa National Forest and the Leech Lake Indian Reservation.

May 26–31, 2013 tornado outbreak

The tornado continued causing damage in residential areas before crossing the Missouri River into St. Louis County and Earth City, Bridgeton, and the northern side of Maryland Heights as it moved along Interstate 70 near its intersection with Interstate 270.

Minnesota State Highway 104

Minnesota State Highway 104 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 9 in Norway Lake Township near Sunburg and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highways 28 and 29 in the city of Glenwood.

Minnesota State Highway 36

Highway 36 crosses the St. Croix River via the historic Stillwater Lift Bridge between Stillwater and Houlton, WI.

Namekagon Portage

The most direct route continued southward down the St. Croix River to its junction with the Mississippi River near present day Hastings, Minnesota.

National Trails System

You can experience the subtle beauties of the southern wetlands and Gulf Coast on the Florida Trail or wander the North Woods from New York to Minnesota on the North Country Trail or experience the vast diversity of landscapes of the southwest on the Arizona National Scenic Trail.

Reed Construction Data

The suit was filed in Minnesota U.S. District Court, with BidClerk alleging that a series of “denial of services” attacks were directed against its online system, flooding it with “millions of page views.”

Richard Hilleman

An avid hockey player during his youth in Minnesota, Hilleman was Executive Producer or Producer for other successful EA Sports titles in the 1990s as well, including NHL Hockey, NHLPA Hockey, PGA Tour Golf and Tiger Woods Golf.

Rick Weiland

In 1997, as Weiland was being installed as regional director of FEMA, the Red River swamped its banks, causing unprecedented flooding to North Dakota and Minnesota, inundating all of downtown Fargo and causing the evacuation of Grand Forks, North Dakota in an event known as the Red River Flood.

Robert Gunther

:For the Minnesota politician, see Bob Gunther.

Robert Michael Dow Jr.

On December 2, 2010, Judge Dow ruled against five states (Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin), stating that five Chicago-area shipping locks will stay open despite the risk that Lake Michigan Asian carp pose to the multi-billion dollar fishing industry, saying not enough evidence was presented that indicated the danger was truly imminent.

Robert W. Mattson, Jr.

Mattson was elected State Auditor at the age of 26, the second-youngest to attain statewide office in Minnesota; the distinction of being the youngest goes to Jim Lord, who was 25 when elected State Treasurer.

Silver Creek, Lake County, Minnesota

Silver Creek is an unincorporated community in Silver Creek Township, Lake County, Minnesota, United States.

Sørlie

Sorlie Memorial Bridge, connects the cities of Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Statewide opinion polling for the Republican Party presidential primaries, April 2012

Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Jeb Bush of Florida, Chris Christie of New Jersey, Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and John Thune of South Dakota all succeeded in leading polls in their home states at some point in 2011, although only Pawlenty actually launched a campaign.

Walbo, Minnesota

Walbo is an unincorporated community in Springvale Township, Isanti County, Minnesota, United States.

Warren Spannaus

Warren R. Spannaus (born December 5, 1930) is an American politician from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) and former Attorney General of Minnesota.

West Lakeland Township, Washington County, Minnesota

It is just north of Interstate 94 and touches the west bank of the St. Croix River.

WMFG

WMFG-FM, a radio station (106.3 FM) licensed to Hibbing, Minnesota, United States