Full-Color Travel Guide Ser.: Compass American Guides: Minnesota, 2nd Edition by Greg Breining (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Compass American Guides: Minnesota, 2nd Edition

Greg Breining

Trade Paperback

English

United States / MidWest / West North Central (IA, Ks, MN, MO, Nd, Ne, Sd), General

2000

Travel

352 Pages

8in

0.9in

5.6in

21 Oz

2

CONTENTS Facts about Minnesota OVERVIEW LANDSCAPE AND HISTORY Geology Geography and Climate Native American History Exploration and the Fur Trade America Flexes Its Might The Claim to Land Logging Settlement Civil War The Dakota War Railroads Immigration Labor and Industry Minnesotans Today PRAIRIE PATH Continental Grassland Minnesota River Valley Minnesota River Driving Tour Coteau des Prairies Red River Valley SOUTHEASTERN HILLS Mississippi River History Canoes and Steamboats Following the Mississippi Lake Pepin Wabasha, Weaver, and Winona Coulee Country Apples and Amish Root River Valley I-35: Towns Along the Way TWIN CITIES: SHARED RIVER AND HISTORY Early History of the Twin Cities Fort Snelling The Mississippi River Today ST. PAUL Downtown St. Paul Historic Summit Avenue Como Area St. Paul Suburbs MINNEAPOLIS St. Anthony Falls Downtown Minneapolis South Minneapolis Parks and Natural Areas University of Minnesota Minneapolis Suburbs ST. CROIX RIVER St. Croix River Logging Wild and Scenic River Up the River Stillwater Through the St. Croix Valley Taylor Falls and St. Croix Dalles Off the Beaten Path Snake River St. Croix State Park Kettle River NORTH SHORE AND THE ARROWHEAD Lake Superior Duluth North Shore Drive Voyageurs' Highway Boundary Waters Voyageurs' National Park Home on the Iron Range Driving Tour NORTHERN REACHES History, Treaties, and Angles Peatlands GLACIAL LAKES Down the Mississippi Chippewa National Forest Grand Rapids Cuyuna Range Brainerd Lakes Mille Lacs Little Falls and St. Cloud Western Lakes Gopher Prairie Minnesota Vikings Parks and Wildlife Fergus Falls Detroit Lakes TRAVELER INFORMATION Area Codes Metric Conversions When to Come/Climate Getting Around Food and Lodging by Town General Information Numbers Festivals and Events RECOMMENDED READING INDEX

2000

Trade

Full-Color Travel Guide Ser.

Yes