EPISODE · May 11, 2023 · 3 MIN
To Drive To Minnesota’s Northwest Angle, You Have To Go Through Canada
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1858 Minnesota became the 32nd state in the Union. There's a part of the state that's on the other side of a lake from the rest, which means anyone who wants to drive from the Northwest Angle to the rest of Minnesota has to drive through Canada. Plus: there's a Minnesota-shaped forest on the other side of that same lake. Minnesota's Northwest Angle, an American geographic oddity (CBS News) Somebody Made A Forest Shaped Exactly Like Minnesota And It Is Absolutely Incredible (Only In Minnesota) Help us send this show out to all 50 states and beyond, as a backer on Patreon
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Today in 1858 Minnesota became the 32nd state in the Union. There's a part of the state that's on the other side of a lake from the rest, which means anyone who wants to drive from the Northwest Angle to the rest of Minnesota has to drive through Canada. Plus: there's a Minnesota-shaped forest on the other side of that same lake. Minnesota's Northwest Angle, an American geographic oddity (CBS News) Somebody Made A Forest Shaped Exactly Like Minnesota And It Is Absolutely Incredible (Only In Minnesota) Help us send this show out to all 50 states and beyond, as a backer on Patreon
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To Drive To Minnesota’s Northwest Angle, You Have To Go Through Canada
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