 Atlas of Minnesota Interactive map with county-by-county data on: agriculture; people; economic vitality; income and poverty; housing; health; education; infrastructure; public safety; environment and natural resources; civic engagement. |
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History of Minneapolis
"Featuring historical photos and items from the collections of the Minneapolis Public Library, with contemporary photos from the Phototour of Minneapolis by Chris Gregerson." |
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Minnesota: A State Guide
The history of Minnesota, written in 1938 by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. |
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Minnesota Historical Society
A very rich web site. Includes a large collection of photos. |
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Minnesota Maps Online
Search Minnesota's original public land survey plats, created during the first government land survey of the state by the U.S. Surveyor General's Office during the years 1848 to 1907. Also included are the later General Land Office and Bureau of Land Management maps, up to the year 2001. |
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Minnesota North Star
The official state homepage |
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Minnesota Place Names
"We use place names every day, thinking about where we are going, not where the names came from. This web site provides quick access to the stories behind the names, thousands of miniature histories that capture the lost lore of familiar places." |
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Environmental Bulletin
"The MPCA’s Environmental Bulletin Series is designed to highlight environmental outcomes and results of scientific studies the MPCA and its partners conduct in air, water and waste management. The abstract and a description of the study's methods, results, conclusions and references, are included in each issue of the bulletin." |
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Minnesota Reflections
"More than 5,000 images shared by more than fifty cultural heritage organizations from across the state. This site offers a broad view of Minnesota's cultural heritage for researchers, educators, students, and people curious about the state's history." |
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Minnesota State Legislature
Track a current bill, learn how a bill becomes a law, find your district and representatives (state and national), and more.
Stay on top of the current session:
Session Weekly . From the Minnesota House of Representatives . "The nonpartisan magazine... provides indepth coverage of House committees and floor action."
Senate Briefly. From the Minnesota Senate. "A summary of Senate committee and floor actions taken throughout the week. The publication provides nonpartisan coverage of bills, committee debate and floor debate. Senate Briefly provides information about legislative activities to Minnesota citizens and is an excellent, informative tool for people interested in following the legislative process." Includes both daily and weekly editions
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Minnesota Web Directory
An extensive index of Minnesota-related links, from sports to culture. |
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Pig's Eye's Notepad
"It is the intent of this site to provide an alphabetical guide to the persons, the places, and the things that loom important in the history of [St. Paul]. We're concentrating here on the years immediately leading up to the incorporation of St. Paul in 1849. This includes the colorful period when our town as known as Pig's Eye, Lambert's Landing, and finally St. Paul." |
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Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910
"Portrays the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century through first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, colonial archival documents, and other works drawn from the Library of Congress's General Collections and Rare Books and Special Collections Division. The collection's 138 volumes depict the land and its resources; the conflicts between settlers and Native peoples; the experience of pioneers and missionaries, soldiers and immigrants and reformers; the growth of local communities and local cultural traditions; and the development of regional and national leadership in agriculture, business, medicine, politics, religion, law, journalism, education, and the role of women." From the Library of Congress' American Memory Project. |
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State Demographic Center
The State Demographic Center at Minnesota Planning analyzes and distributes data from state, U.S. Census Bureau and other sources. |
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State of Minnesota Yellow Page Directory
(aka Guidebook to State Agency Services) |
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