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Minnesota (i/mɪnɨˈsoʊtə/) is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water". Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.
Minnesota is the 12th most extensive and the 21st most populous of the U.S. states. Nearly 60% of its residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area (known as the "Twin Cities"), the center of transportation, business, industry and education and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now cleared, farmed and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation.
SHINING STARS - MINNESOTA NORTH STARS
1980-Stanley Cup Quarter Finals - North Stars vs Canadiens
Minnesota North Stars 1993 negotiations - Local News Coverage
Minnesota North Stars vs Boston Bruins - Record Setting Brawl
Minnesota North Stars Tribute
Secord strikes down Ciccarelli - Minnesota North Stars vs. Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota North Stars Brawl 1991
NHL 1991, Game 1 - Minnesota North Stars vs Chicago Blackhawks
Minnesota North Stars vs Detroit Red Wings Bench Clearing Brawl Feb 14, 1985
1980's Minnesota North Stars hockey commercials