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Though MINNESOTA is more than a thousand miles from either coast, it's virtually a seaboard state, thanks to Lake Superior , connected to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence Seaway. The glaciers that, millions of years ago, flattened all but its southeast corner gouged out more than 15,000 lakes , and major rivers run along the eastern and western borders. Ninety-five percent of the population lives within ten minutes of a body of water, and the very name Minnesota is a Sioux word meaning "land of sky-tinted water."
French explorers in the sixteenth century encountered prairies to the south and, in the north, dense forests whose abundant waterways were an ideal breeding ground for beavers and muskrats. Fur trading, fishing and lumbering flourished, and the Ojibway and Sioux were eased out by waves of French, British and American immigrants. Admitted to the Union in 1858, the new state of Minnesota was at first settled by Germans and Scandinavians, who farmed in the west and south. Other ethnic groups followed, many drawn by the massive iron ore deposits of north central Minnesota, which are expected to hold out for two more centuries.
Minnesota still thrives on its natural resources and on a progressive social outlook typified by such Democratic heavyweights as Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Eugene McCarthy. Current governor Jesse Ventura , a former professional wrestler, has garnered attention nationally and beyond for his unconventional and outspoken approach to politics.
Minnesota timeshares in
Alexandria,
Biwabik,
Breezy Point,
Cohasset,
Detroit Lakes,
Hill City,
Lutsen,
Nisswa,
Onamia,
Park Rapids,
Pequot Lakes,
Two Harbors,
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