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Old 07-29-2015, 10:58 AM
 
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Flat to the west, hilly to the north, more hilly to the east and south.
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Old 07-29-2015, 12:49 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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i loved rochester when i lived thier back in 2005,great shopping,eating places,apts. I would recommend it not a bad winter their either.
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Old 07-29-2015, 12:59 PM
 
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Ummmmm...seriously you need to travel more if you consider Roch to be flat. I lived in Houston, now I live in Rochester. I promise you the area would not be considered flat. Even the farms in and around roch are hilly
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Old 07-30-2015, 07:27 AM
 
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Ummmmm...seriously you need to travel more if you consider Roch to be flat. I lived in Houston, now I live in Rochester. I promise you the area would not be considered flat. Even the farms in and around roch are hilly
We recently traveled to Arizona by automobile. At one point, we stopped in NW Texas and got out. You could see for miles and miles. I have never seen so many stars in my life (even compared to Northern Minnesota where I lived for 30+ years). That was flat. We have done a lot of traveling around the US, and it is true. Roch is not flat.
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Old 07-30-2015, 10:52 PM
 
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East and south of Rochester is an area that is among the most beautiful places in America.
How far is it from Rochester to good trout fishing? Half-hour? Hour? Is the Minnesota part of the Driftless as good as I've heard the Wisc-y part is? Thanks.
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Old 07-30-2015, 11:21 PM
 
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About 45 minutes south on 52 to the Root River, great for trout fishing.

The National Trout Center is in Preston. National Trout Center Take a look under their "All things trout" and "Currents" tabs for info about fishing in that area.

Yes, Rochester is on the western edge of the Driftless. But ssshhhhh - don't tell anyone else about this area; we don't want it to get overpopulated, overvisited and spoiled and it is getting a little too well known. I never told you about it and everyone else reading this: you are growing sleeeepy, you have forgotten what you just read, and your only desire is to go to Minneapolis and stay there.
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Old 07-31-2015, 10:16 AM
 
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I don't think there's any danger of Rochester getting over populated unless they expand past 1 major employer.
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Old 07-31-2015, 11:19 AM
 
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sure, but if you actually look at the numbers. it's:

mayo clinic - 38,000 employes.

next biggest employer, IBM - 2000 employees.

Considering it is low density, surrounded by open space, and the 'touristy' parts are 60 minutes away in either direction, there is no way Rochester will get over populated in anyone here's lifetime, if ever.

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Old 07-31-2015, 12:32 PM
 
Location: Rochester, MN
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I can definitely see the city-proper population approaching 200,000 is the next couple decades. While Rochester is unlikely to get another major employer, the biotechnology sector is likely to grow significantly, which combined could represent another major employer. But I think you're right that it's unlikely to get over populated, which is nice.
Here is a link to current development news in Rochester if you're interested.
Rochester Development News - SkyscraperCity
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