Minnesota



Minnesota

=**Big City: "Twin Cities"**= Minnesota's big city is actually considered two cities, most commonly known as the "Twin Cities" Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minneapolis is known for the highest population in the state and St Paul is the state capital. the Twin Cities is the country's 16th largest metropolitan area with a combined population of 3.28 million. The two cities are separated by the Mississippi River and are within a 10 mile radius. Below is a map to see how close the two biggest cities in the state are and could see why they are called the "Twin Cities."

=**Beautiful Places**= Minnesota is known to be a Beautiful place anytime of the year, but there is one place that is located along the Canadian Border that is over 1 million acres of woodlands and waterways that you would have to visit. Boundary Waters Canoe Area, BWCA, is the largest wilderness preserve east of the Rockies with over 20 different entry points and over 1,500 miles of canoe routes and 2,000 solitary campsites. What makes this different from any other wilderness area is how well they keep it secluded from the outside world, you can only travel the water by a canoe, hike wherever you go and see countless of wildlife wherever you go.



=Minnesota Accent= media type="youtube" key="2vjB3wiZKAA" width="560" height="315" The Accent TAG! **Start at 3:24** media type="youtube" key="s8JM2nuKtkI" width="560" height="315"

=Minnesota Foods=

1) Maple Nut Goodie


====The Nut Goodie is known as "A Minnesota Classic." A Nut Goodie is a concoction of chocolate, maple, and peanuts. It was first manufactured in 1912 for the cost of 5 cents and have stayed the same size for the past 30 years.====

=2) Juicy Lucy=  A Juicy Lucy is a piece of cheese that is surrounded by raw meat and then cooked until it melts. The Juicy Lucy is a burger invented by one of two South Minneapolis restaurants: Matt’s Bar or the 5-8 Club and is still currently a battle on who made it first.

=3) Deep Fried Cheese Curds = While it’s true that much of the cheese Minnesotans eat in curd form comes from our cheesehead neighbors to the east, it’s at the Minnesota State Fair that the deep-fried variety really //shines //.

=4) Tater Tot Hotdish= “Hotdish” is what Minnesotans call casserole, and the tater tot variety is probably the state’s favorite.

=Minnesota Music =

Polka
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=Film= One of the most known films that was filmed in the state of Minnesota would be Fargo and here are some films that were based in Minnesota.



=Minnesota Population= Currently in Minnesota there are approximately 5,420,380 people with the majority of the population living in Hennepin county. Below is a population distribution map.



=Minnesota News:=

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