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May 15, 2002 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passort Destination: Minnesota Packing Round 1. Vehicle license plates in Minnesota proudly proclaim it the Land of 10,000 LAKES. 2. This early steamboat terminus is Minnesota's capital city. ST. PAUL 3. This former professional wrestler and Navy Seal is the current governor of Minnesota. JESSE VENTURA 4. This river separates the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. MISSISSIPPI 5. This National Park dominated by a maze of waterways is noted for its glacial features. VOYAGEURS 6. Minnesota's two largest cities, St. Paul and MINNEAPOLIS are called the twin cities. Picture: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox 1. The BLUEBERRY muffen has been adopted as the official muffin of Minnesota. 2. This actress helped dedicate a bronze statue of herself in downtown Minneapolis last week. MARY TYLER MOORE 3. This humorist introduced radio audiences to the fictional Minnesota town of Lake Wobegon. GARRISON KEILLOR 4. Which Great Lake borders Minnesota? SUPERIOR 5. In the 1970's a feared contingent of this NFL team was nicknamed the Purple People Eaters. MINNESOTA VIKINGS Picture: Downtown cityscape On Tour 1. This Coen brothers acclaimed film is set in their native Minnesota. FARGO 2. The city of Duluth is one of the world's largest INLAND PORTS. 3. In the 1880's Minnesota was settled by large numbers of immigrants from SCANDINAVIA. 4. Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis was made famous by this poet. HENRY W. LONGFELLOW 5. An 81-foot memorial in Chisolm celebrates the heritage of Minnesota's IRON mining region. 6. All of these celebrities except HARRY CONNICK, JR are from Minnesota. 7. You know you're in the city of Duluth when you see this distinctive landmark. AERIAL LIFT BRIDGE Picture: Golden statue of chariot and horses 8. Rochester, MN is home to the world famous MAYO Clinic. 9. All of these are state symbols of Minnesota except DRINK -- APPLE JUICE 10. German immigrants founded this colorful city in 1854. NEW ULM 11. Visit Northfield, MN to see where in 1876 robbery by JESSE JAMES was foiled. 12. You can visit this author's boyhood home in Sauk Centre, a model for his story, Main Street. SINCLAIR LEWIS Bonus Question One Split Rock Lighthouse rises on the rock bluffs beyond GOOSEBERRY Falls State Park. Bonus Question Two In which section of the map of Minnesota is Duluth? Area 3 Picture: Spam Museum Slide Show 1. Giant statues of Paul Bunyan and his ox Babe are star attractions in this Minnesota city. BEMIDJI 2. The name Minnesota comes from a/an AMERICAN INDIAN word meaning "sky water." 3. The large statue of gold horses stands above the entrance to this St. Paul landmark. STATE CAPITOL 4. Which Minnesota city is home to the Spam Museum? AUSTIN |