Final Project St. Cloud, Duluth, Bemidji , Willmar & Kandiyohi County

Final ProjectSt. Cloud, Duluth, Bemidji, Willmar & Kandiyohi County By: Josh LaFerriere June 28, 2011 Mr. Knapp MN. Geography

Willmar And Other Cities Are Directly West Of The Twin Cities • Willmar Population 17,907

Willmar Is More Diverse Than Most Would Think!!! • White alone - 13,764 (76.8%) • Hispanic - 3,421 (19.1%) • Black alone - 251 (1.4%) • Asian alone - 202 (1.1%) • Two or more races - 179 (1.0%) • American alone - 95 (0.5%) • Other race alone - 14 (0.08%) • Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Willmar-Minnesota.html#ixzz1Q5G3oDyn

Kandiyohi County COMMUNITIES • Arctander (township) • Atwater (city) • Blomkest (city) • Burbank (township) • Colfax (township) • Dovre (township) • East Lake Lillian (township) • Edwards (township) • Fahlun (township) • Gennessee (township) • Green Lake (township) • Harrison (township) • Holland (township) • Irving (township) • Kandiyohi (city) • Kandiyohi (township) • Lake Andrew (township) • Lake Elizabeth (township)

Kandiyohi County COMMUNITIES Continued • Lake Lillian (city) • Lake Lillian (township) • Mamre (township) • New London (city) • New London (township) • Norway Lake (township) • Pennock (city) • Prinsburg (city) • Raymond (city) • Regal (city) • Roseland (township) • Roseville (township) • Saint Johns (township) • Spicer (city) • Sunburg (city) • Whitefield (township) • Willmar (city) • Willmar (township

Kandiyohi County Has Its Museum • The Museum Has Historical Information about the county including a list of all the civil war vets. • Lots of schools visit this Museum on field trips • The Kandiyohi County Historical Society is a non-profit 501 (c)3 dedicated to "discovering, preserving, and sharing the story of Kandiyohi County and its people.

Kandiyohi County Is Home To 36 Cemetery's • Bethel Cemetery • Bethesda Cemetery • Bethlehem Cemetery Here is a list of only half of the • Blomkest Cemetery 36 cemetery’s in Kandiyohi County. • Christine Cemetery • Cloverleaf Memorial Park Cemetery • Colfax Cemetery • Community Cemetery • East Lake Lillian Baptist Cemetery • Ebenezer Cemetery • Endresen Cemetery • Evergreen Cemetery • Fairview Cemetery • Fairview Cemetery • Free Church Cemetery • Grove Cemetery • Hardanger Cemetery • Holland Cemetery

Ridgewater College • Is actually a very nice college with many degrees and technical trade degrees • Home to 2 County High Schools New London-Spicer Senior School, New London Willmar High School, Willmar • Home to more elementary and middle schools

Kandiyohi County Info • The county name derives from Dakota term translated as "where the buffalo fish come" • Kandiyohi County is one of 87 counties in Minnesota. • In 2002, the per capita personal income in Kandiyohi County was $29,095. This was an increase of 27.6% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 94% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906.

Kandiyohi County is home to more than 100 sparkling lakes. Fishing, boating and other types of water sports are popular recreational activities. • Bass Lake • Big Kandiyohi Lake Crow River Reservoir • Diamond Lake • Eagle Lake • East Solomon Lake • Elkhorn Lake • Foot Lake • Games Lake • George Lake • Green Lake • Henderson Lake • Lake Andrew • Lake Calhoun • Lake Carrie • Lake Ella • Lake Elizabeth • Lake Florida • Lake Lillian • Long Lake (N-Hawick) • Long Lake (S-Willmar) Nest Lake Norway Lake Point Lake • Ringo Lake Swenson Lake Wagonga Lake Willmar Lake

Some Kandiyohi County Organizations • Organizations • Chambers of commerce in Minnesota • Community foundations (by state) • Foundations (by name) • Gay & lesbian community centers • Nonprofit groups • 2 School Districts

Big Kandiyohi Lake Photos • Like most of MN. Fishing here is great!!!!!

Beautiful Parks • They are clean, well maintained and offer many great opportunities for rest, recreation and fun for the whole family. • The community takes great pride in their parks!!! • There are over 10 great parks with trials, baseball and softball fields, picnic, volleyball, hiking trails, and other activities offered.

Strong Communities • Along with many activities in the summer and winter, Willmar and Kandiyohi County Is a very great place to raise a family and start a life!!! • As of July 2009, • Males: 8,530 (47.6%) • Females: 9,377 (52.4%)

Work Cited For Willmar & Kandiyohi County • http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21159 • http://www.city-data.com/city/Willmar-Minnesota.html • http://www.google.com/maps?q=Kandiyohi%20County%20mn&layer=c&ll=45.134480,-94.930909&cbll=45.134480,-94.930909&photoid=po-22559125&z=8&ei=qZcBTujFKMODtgft09TwDQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=photo-link&cd=6&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ8wEoBTAA

Bemidji, Beltrami & Clearwater County • Home of the famous Paul Bunyan & Babe

Beautiful Old Courthouse In Bemidji • Beltrami County was named after the Italian count Beltrami, an early explorer of the area

Lakes, Rivers, And Forrest • Beltrami County has 16,887 acres of lakes and 459,851 acres of state forest lands • The beginning of the huge Mississippi River • Mississippi River starts in Lake Itasca at 1,475 feet (450 m) above sea level in Itasca State Park located in Clearwater County, Minnesota, the river falls to 725 feet (220 m) just below Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis

The Start Of The Powerful Mississippi • Combined with the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi, they form the largest river system in North America • Starts in the beautiful Itasca State Park

Itasca State Park • MN. First founded park in 1889!!! • Human habitation in the Lake Itasca area extends back for more than 8,000 years, to an era when Indians using stone-tipped tools stalked bison, moose, and deer • There are more than 100 lakes within the borders of the park, but the most popular is Lake Itasca • Mississippi River begins its 2,500 mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico

Itasca State Park • One Of Minnesota's most beautiful pieces of land!

Indian reservations • Red Lake and Leech Lake • Just like other reservations casinos usually pay their bills • Leech Lake as of July 2007 had about 8,500 tribal members

Hunting And Fishing • Hunting and fishing up north is loved by many and extremely common

Bemidji Is Home Of A Great campus • Bemidji State University (BSU) • Very respectable college with great teachers and sports • Students from all over country attend BSU!

Clearwater County • The 83rd of Minnesota’s 87 counties was established by the proclamation of Governor Samuel Van Sant on December 20, 1902. • It is 60 miles in its length and 18 miles in width, lying north and south. • Its name was taken from the Ojibwe word “gawakomitgweia,” which means “clear water”.

Hubbard County • Only a small bit of Hubbard County Is on page 71, Population Hubbard county 18,644 • There are many resorts and camp sites found in Hubbard County.

Lake Bemidji State Park • This park is the perfect playground any time of year, offering visitors swimming, boating, fishing, bird watching, hiking, camping, biking, picnicking, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and year-round naturalist-led activities. • 10 minutes north of Bemidji off Highway 71 N • 1,688 acres • 135,902 annual visits

Photos Of Lake Bemidji State Park • The park landscape is the result of the last stage of glaciation in Minnesota. Sand, gravel, and rock material carried by the glacier as it moved south was eventually deposited as the ice receded 10,000 years ago

Lake Bemidji • Largest Lake on Pg. 71 and connected to the beautiful park • For hundreds of years, the ancestors to the Dakota Indians fished and hunted around Lake Bemidji • Bemidji Lake is a 6420-acre lake with a maximum depth of 76 feet • Over 396,000 acres of the Upper Mississippi watershed drain into Lake Bemidji

Work Cited • http://www.co.clearwater.mn.us/About.aspx • Google Images • Toren, John. The Seven States Of Minnesota. • http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/lake_bemidji/narrative.html

St. Cloud & Page 47 • Also Benton, Sherburne, Morrison, and Mille Lacs Counties

St. Cloud • St. Cloud over laps Pg. 46 & 47 • St. Cloud is a cross roads, highways of every description pass through or nearby on their to other places • Is most famous for the granite that has been quarried in the vicinity since 1868 • largest population center in the state's central region (65,842) 2010 census

Water In St. Cloud • The Mississippi River also flows through in St. Cloud

Colleges & Universities In St. Cloud • St. Cloud itself draws much of its vitality from the four major colleges and universities • There is also a few smaller schools • Located along the Mississippi River in St. Cloud, Minnesota, St. Cloud State University was founded in 1869 as a normal school and granted university status in 1975!!!!! • These schools are great for education along with sports

St. Cloud University • Because St. Cloud Has developed so much there are many jobs and attractions for students!!!

St. Cloud Penitentiary • Located as you drive west into St. cloud on highway 10 & offers many jobs for locals • Was built by inmates out of quarry pit

Sherburne County • Becker, Elk River, Big Lake, Clear Lake, Princeton, Zimmerman, and part of St. Cloud • According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 451.00 square miles • As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 64,417 people, 21,581 households, and 16,746 families residing in the county • There were 21,581 households out of which 44.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them

Sherburne County History Center • 10775 27th Ave SE, Becker, Sherburne County, Minnesota 55308 / 763-261-4433 • “We foster a sense of community by connecting people with the county's past and help people understand the past so they can make informed choices about the future.” • Provides many exciting exhibits, trails, and activities • Great Community Center

Major Highways Sherburne County • U.S. Highway 10 • U.S. Highway 169 • Minnesota State Highway 24 • Minnesota State Highway 25 • Minnesota State Highway 101 • Minnesota State Highway 301

Oliver H. Kelley Farm • Step onto a working 1860s farm • 2.5 miles southeast of downtown Elk River on U.S. Hwy. 10. • The gardens and fields are filled with many of the same plants the Kelley farm grew over 130 years ago • Animals similar to those raised by pioneer families fill the barn and outbuildings

Oliver H. Kelley Farm • Many Schools from the twin cities travel for field trips to experience this great farm!!

Benton County MN. • Foley • Gilman • Rice • Ronneby • Royalton (part) • Saint Cloud (part) • Sartell (part) • Sauk Rapids established 1849

Benton County History • Agriculture and dairying, logging, lumbering, granite quarrying and manufacturing have been active industries in the past • There are currently seven parks in the un-incorporated areas of Benton County consisting of approximately 354 acres with frontage on the Mississippi River and access onto Little Rock Lake • Of all the counties on pg. 47 a very big deal for the college and community is HOCKEY!!

Milaca Municipal Airport • Been flying high in the world of private jet charter for nearly twenty years earning our place as one of the most respected providers in the business!!

Work Cited • http://www.sherburnehistorycenter.org/ • Google Images • Toren, John. The Seven States Of Minnesota • http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/zoning/rec/index.php • http://www.co.benton.mn.us/

Duluth & St. Louis County Pg. 66 • The North Shore is a beautiful stretch of land along the big bad Lake Superior • Besides the urban developed city of Duluth much of atlas page 66 is forest and lakes!!

Lake Superior • Is the largest of the five traditionally-demarcated Great Lakes of North America • It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan • It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area if Lake Huron and Lake Michigan are considered to be two lakes

Lake Superior • It is the world's third-largest freshwater lake by volume • The Ojibwe call the lake Gichigami, meaning "big water." • "The first French explorers approaching the great inland sea by way of the Ottawa River and Lake Huron during the 17th century referred to their discovery as le lac superior.”

Lake Superior • Lake Superior has a surface area of 31,820 square miles (82,413 km2),[1] which is approximately the size of South Carolina

Beautiful Duluth • The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census • “Duluth is linked to the Atlantic Ocean 2,300 miles (3,700 km) away via the Great Lakes” • Many recreation activities including a zoo, museum, boat watchers, depot, and a few golf course • St. Louis County

Final Project St. Cloud, Duluth, Bemidji , Willmar & Kandiyohi County