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Minnesota is a land of striking, yet complimentary contrasts. For while this "Land of 10,000
Lakes" offers endless outdoor activities and enormous wilderness areas, Minnesota is also
home to big city theater and arts, multiple shopping and entertainment venues (Mall of America),
and world class medical facilities. Water and wildlife as well as culture and business combine to create a diverse
environment offering something for everyone. The nation's oldest winter festival, the Saint Paul
Winter Carnival, was first held in 1886 as a feisty reply to an eastern newspaper reporter who
claimed Saint Paul was "another Siberia, unfit for human habitation." from this defiant beginning,
the Carnival has grown to an annual, 12-day celebration that starts the last weekend of January
featuring more than 100 events. It's a sparkling example of converting cold into a natural resource.
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul form a sprawling metropolis on opposite sides of the
Mississippi River. Downtown Minneapolis, on the river's west bank, is a modern grid of high rise
buildings, many linked by enclosed overhead walkways known as Skyways. These are
wonderful in winter but leave the surface streets somewhat deserted in summer and fall.
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Strategically located along the shores of the Mississippi River, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis
and St. Paul are the state's business, history, and governmental centers. St. Paul, the older,
quieter twin, houses the state's governmental offices and most of its historic attractions and
museums. Minneapolis, the cosmopolitan, art-filled sibling, houses much of the state's business
and cultural activities.
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