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Old 04-10-2014, 02:46 AM
 
Location: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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I create this thread to showcase some of the small towns in extreme northwestern Minnesota. I visited in August 2013 but had medical issues shortly afterwards and my plan was swept into oblivion. Anyway, here goes.

Crookston

Crookston is the largest of these three "cities", and the only one that has a population meriting that name (7,891 as of 2010).


STNWM Crookston por tvdxer, en Flickr

Many residents commute 30 miles from here to Grand Forks.

Karlstad

Karlstad is a small town with an apparently Scandinavian theme throughout. It also prides itself on being "The Moose Capital of the North", as shown in the picture below:


STNWM Karlstad por tvdxer, en Flickr

According to Census data from Wikipedia, in 2000 99% of the town's population was white, 48% Norwegian, and 20% Swedish. It shows:


STNWM Karlstad 5 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Karlstad 4 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Karlstad 3 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Karlstad 2 por tvdxer, en Flickr

Hallock


STNWM Hallock 1 por tvdxer, en Flickr

Next up is Hallock. Hallock is the northwesternmost (and perhaps northernmost) community of any importance in Minnesota. Unfortunately, it is also the epitome of a dying prairie town. Its current population is 966, which is down from 1,196 in 2000 and 1,552 in 1950. It shows just as well:


STNWM Hallock 11 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Hallock 10 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Hallock 9 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Hallock 8 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Hallock 7 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Hallock 5 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Hallock 6 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Hallock 4 por tvdxer, en Flickr


STNWM Hallock 2 por tvdxer, en Flickr

Whaddya think?
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Old 04-10-2014, 06:16 AM
 
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Great pictures - makes me want to go! Thank you for posting!
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Old 04-10-2014, 09:16 AM
 
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Great pictures - but it reminds me of why I don't like western MN.
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Old 04-11-2014, 06:11 PM
 
Location: E ND & NW MN
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Thanks for sharing...almost to my neck of the woods...just about 20 min west of Crookston. East Grand Forks did surpass Crookston as largest city in Polk county. I like TRF too. I love this area myself.... farther east not so much too many trees
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:33 AM
 
Location: South Carolina
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Beautiful,would love to live in a place like that.
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Old 04-28-2014, 11:52 AM
 
Location: Park Rapids
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Great bunch of shots. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 04-29-2014, 06:21 PM
 
Location: MN
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Nice work
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Old 04-29-2014, 06:27 PM
 
Location: MN
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What about Humboldt and Lancaster?
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Old 04-29-2014, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
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What about Humboldt and Lancaster?
We didn't get to those towns.
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