Northwestern Minnesota
The Northwestern region of Minnesota is where the western prairies, the northern conifer forests, and the eastern hardwood forests converge. It includes Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the…| Tap on the map to travel |
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Bemidji
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Bemidji is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States.
Moorhead
Moorhead is a city in Minnesota of about 35,000 which is closely associated with its partner city, Fargo, North Dakota.
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Fergus Falls
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Fergus Falls is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States.
Brainerd
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Brainerd is a city and the county seat of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States.
Crookston
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Crookston is a small town in Northwestern Minnesota, home to the world's largest ox-cart, and the original Happy Joe's Pizzeria.
Alexandria
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Alexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States.
Roseau
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Roseau, "Minnesota's North Star City", is a city of 3000 people in Northwestern Minnesota less than 10 miles from the Canadian border.
Detroit Lakes
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Detroit Lakes is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota.
Walker
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Walker is in northern Minnesota. Walker is about 35 mi south of Bemidji and 60 mi north of Brainerd.
Sauk Centre
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Sauk Centre is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States.
Morris
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Morris, population 5286, is the county seat of Stevens County and home to the University of Minnesota - Morris, part of the University of Minnesota system.
Little Falls
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Little Falls is a city of 9,000 people in Northwestern Minnesota.
Elk River
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Elk River is a city in Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States, approximately 34 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
East Grand Forks
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East Grand Forks is a city in Northwestern Minnesota.
Breckenridge
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Breckenridge is a city of 3,708 in Northwestern Minnesota.
Baudette
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Baudette is a small city in Northwestern Minnesota, on Rainy River south of the Lake of the Woods.
Thief River Falls
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Thief River Falls is in Minnesota. It offers a quiet relaxing location to get away from the big city life.
Foley
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Foley is a city and the county seat of Benton County, Minnesota, United States.
Wadena
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Wadena is a city in Otter Tail and Wadena counties in the state of Minnesota.
Dilworth
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Dilworth is in Minnesota. It began as a somewhat industrial railroad town, and has developed into a quaint small suburb to the east of Moorhead, MN and Fargo, ND.
Crosslake
Crosslake is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States.Erskine
Erskine is a city in Polk County, Minnesota. The population was 403 at the time of the 2020 census.
Cold Spring
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Cold Spring is a town of around 4,000 inhabitants on the banks of the Sauk River in Central Minnesota.
Warroad
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Warroad is a city in Northwestern Minnesota. It is located in Roseau County, which is part of the northernmost tier of counties in Minnesota, and shares its northern border with Canada.
Staples
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Staples is a city in Todd and Wadena counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Ottertail
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Ottertail is a small, cozy tourist town in Northwestern Minnesota with a population of 474.
Tenney
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Tenney is a former city with a population of six, in Wilkin County, Northwestern Minnesota.
Angle Inlet
Angle Inlet is the northernmost community in Minnesota and the northernmost point of the contiguous 48 states.Northwestern Minnesota
- Type: region
- Location: Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude of centre
46.86° or 46° 51' 36" northLongitude of centre
-95.36° or 95° 21' 36" westWikidata ID
Q14227561Northwestern Minnesota Satellite Map
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