Annandale (1888) is a small community in central Minnesota located approximately 60 miles Northwest of the Twin Cities and 25 miles Southeast of St. Cloud intersected by State highways 55 and 24.
Home to some (twenty plus) fine fishing and recreational lakes, Annandale's population (nearly) doubles in the summer months.
Area attractions and events include; resorts, Minnesota Pioneer Park, Fourth of July Celebration, Old Railroad Days, parks and park reserves, Swappers Meet, four golf courses, the annual Triathlon, city-wide garage sale and more.
To receive the Heart of the Lake Area Vacation Guide, call
(320) 274-2223 or write:
P.O. Box 417 Annandale MN 55302
Sources Bureau of the Census and Heart of the Lake Area Vacation Guide.
Minnesota, upper Midwestern state of the U.S.; bordered by Lake Superior and Wisconsin (E), Iowa (S), South Dakota and North Dakota (W), and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario (N).
Minnesota (Facts and Figures)
Iron-rich mountains, including the Vermilion and Mesabi ranges, are located in the east. In the north glaciers have left many lakes, including those in VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK, and boulder-strewn hills that give way to broad prairies in the south. The MISSISSIPPI RIVER originates in Northern Minnesota and flows south through the state. Winter locks the land in snow, and spring is brief; summer is hot. Nearly 70% of the population lives in urban areas. MINNEAPOLIS is the largest city, followed by its twin city, ST. PAUL, and DULUTH, the country's leading GREAT LAKES port.
The 1858 constitution provides for a governor serving a four-year term. The legislature consists of a senate whose 67 members serve four-year terms and a house whose 134 members are elected at two-year intervals. Minnesota is represented in the U.S. Congress by two senators and eight representatives and has 10 electoral votes.
The region was inhabited mostly by OJIBWAS, in the east, and SIOUX, in the west, when French explorers and fur traders arrived in the mid-17th cent. By the LOUISIANA PURCHASE (1803) the U.S. acquired all of present-day Minnesota. Settlement began during the 1820s; the many Scandinavians who shaped much of the life of the state arrived later in the century. With a large rural population, Minnesota was fertile ground for the reform movements of the late 19th cent.: the National Grange was founded (1867) by a Minnesotan, and later the POPULIST PARTY and the FARMER-LABOR PARTY received wide support in Minnesota. The Farmer-Labor party merged (1944) with the Democratic party, producing such national leaders as Hubert HUMPHREY and Walter MONDALE. While falling farm prices adversely affected the state in the early 1980s, Minnesota was scarcely impacted by the national recession of the late 1980s and early 90s.
Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, inspiration for Longfellow's Hiawatha; over 15,000 lakes; 66 state parks; 25 historical sites; Minneapolis Aquatennial; Ordway Theater, St. Paul; Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis; professional baseball and football (maybe). Voyageurs Nat'l. Park, a water wilderness along the Canadian border; Mayo Clinic, Rochester; St. Paul Winter Carnival; North Shore (of Lake Superior).
Source Microsoft Bookshelf 95 (r)
Other Minnesota stuff:
Minnesota State Lottery
Minnesota State Fair