Directory Index Minnesota Cities Duluth Minneapolis St. Paul Moorhead Mankato International Falls Calendar Duluth Calendar Minneapolis Calendar St. Paul Calendar Moorhead Calendar Mankato Calendar Internat’l Falls Calendar Entertainment Duluth Entertainment Minneapolis Entertainment St. Paul Entertainment Moorhead Entertainment Mankato Entertainment Internat’l Falls Entertainment News Services Duluth Minneapolis St. Paul Moorhead Mankato International Falls Sports Duluth Sports Minneapolis Sports St. Paul Sports Moorhead Sports Mankato Sports International Falls Sports Directories Business Directory Duluth Minneapolis St. Paul Moorhead Mankato International Falls Non-profit Directory Duluth Minneapolis St. Paul Moorhead Mankato International Falls Fun Sites Duluth Fun Sites Minneapolis Fun Sites St. Paul Fun Sites Moorhead Fun Sites Mankato Fun Sites International Falls Fun Sites E-Coupons/Cash Back FREE Classified Ads Search the Web Search the Directory   Sharing its northern border with Canada, Minnesota is a patchwork of lakes and rivers, forests and croplands. Glaciers scraping slowly across North America eons ago created the many bodies of water that give Minnesota the nickname "Land of 10,000 Lakes." There are actually many more than that, and it is not surprising that two popular recreation areas in the state focus on water: the North Shore, which curves around the western edge of lake Superior, and the Boundary-Waters Canoe Area, a federally protected wilderness.  Read more about Minnesota, Minnesota Links State Information Minnesota WorkForce Center Minnesota Data MN Legislative Ref. Library Minnesota Homepage Consumer Protection Division Gambling Control Board Statewide Offices MN Dept. of Agriculture Govovenor Tim Pawlenty Learning and Education Atty. General Mike Hatch Office of Land Management Public Universities Sec. of State Mary Kiffmeyer University of Minnesota Auditor Judith Dutcher Univ. of MN - Crookston Treasurer Carol C. Johnson Univ. of MN - Duluth Minnesota State Legislature