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Roseau County, Minnesota
Roseau County () is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Canada–U.S. border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,331. Its county seat is Roseau. Roseau County borders the Canadian province of Manitoba. Part of the Red Lake Indian Reservation is in Roseau County. History Roseau County was once the home of many Ojibwe, Sioux, and Mandan tribes. Archeologists have found artifacts within the county belonging to these tribes that date back 7,200 years. More recent history includes fur trappers and European-based explorers. By 1822, a fur-trading post was established in the area. In 1885, the future Roseau City hosted four settlers; by 1895 there were 600, and the area was incorporated as Roseau. By the mid-1880s the early settlers of eastern Kittson County were feeling the disadvantage of their location, far from the county seat, and petitioned the government for a separate county. On December 31, 1894, Governor Knute Nelson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseau County Courthouse
The Old Roseau County Courthouse is a former government building in Roseau, Minnesota, United States. It served as the seat of government for Roseau County from 1913 to 1996. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 for its significance in the theme of politics/government. It was nominated for representing the development of Roseau County's government. With . Description The Old Roseau County Courthouse is a rectangular building rising two stories. The walls are brick and the hip roof is standing seam metal. The restrained ornamentation largely consists of brick pilasters topped by Ionic capitals. History Roseau County was established in 1894 and the city of Roseau was affirmed as county seat the following year. Government business was initially conducted in a repurposed wooden building. Within a decade these quarters proved inadequate, and the question of building a new courthouse was put to a vote in 1913. It narrowly passed 1,131 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Marston Clough
David Marston Clough (December 27, 1846 – August 28, 1924) was an American lumberman and politician. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from January 1887 to January 1893. He served as the state's Lieutenant Governor, January 9, 1893 to January 31, 1895. He was the 13th Governor of Minnesota from January 31, 1895 to January 2, 1899. He was a Republican. Life and career Clough was born in 1846 in Lyme, New Hampshire, the fourth of fourteen children of Sarah C. (Brown) and Elbridge G. Clough, New England farmers who resettled near the Rum River. Clough helped his family eke out a scanty living from the land by raising crops and cutting timber. His boyhood experiences would serve him well as both an entrepreneur and public servant in a state where agriculture and lumber dominated the economy. Clough's first business venture, a logging operation he founded at 20, lifted him from poverty and launched him on a path toward wealth and political prominence. He moved to Minnea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota State Highway 32
Minnesota State Highway 32 (MN 32) is a highway in west-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 34 in Tansem Township near Barnesville and continues north to its intersection with State Highway 11 at Greenbush in Roseau County. Route description State Highway 32 serves as a north–south route between Tansem Township, Twin Valley, Fertile, Red Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, and Greenbush in west-central and northwest Minnesota. The route is also known as: *''1st Street'' in Ulen *''1st Street'' in Twin Valley *''Mill Street'' in Fertile Fertility in colloquial terms refers the ability to have offspring. In demographic contexts, fertility refers to the actual production of offspring, rather than the physical capability to reproduce, which is termed fecundity. The fertility rate is ... *''Main Avenue'' and ''Bridge Street'' in Red Lake Falls *''Broadway Avenue'' in St. Hilaire *''Main Avenue'' in Thief River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnesota State Highway 11
Minnesota State Highway 11 (MN 11) is a highway in northwest and north-central Minnesota, which runs from North Dakota Highway 66 at the North Dakota state line (near Drayton, North Dakota) and continues east to its eastern terminus at the community of Island View on Dove Island, near International Falls. The route follows the Rainy River between Baudette and International Falls. Route description State Highway 11 serves as an east–west route between International Falls, Baudette, Warroad, Roseau, and Drayton, North Dakota. The western terminus of Highway 11 is at Robbin in Teien Township, at the North Dakota state line, (near Drayton, North Dakota); where Highway 11 becomes North Dakota Highway 66 upon crossing the Red River. The eastern terminus of the route is at the community of Island View at Rainy Lake, east of International Falls. The entrance to the Sha Sha Resort is at this point. The Rainy Lake Visitor Center at Voyageurs National Park is loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Entry
In general, a port of entry (POE) is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has border control, border security staff and facilities to check passports and visas and to inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported. International airports are usually ports of entry, as are road and rail crossings on a land border. Port, Seaports can be used as ports of entry only if a dedicated customs presence is posted there. The choice of whether to become a port of entry is up to the civil authority controlling the port. Airport of entry An airport of entry (AOE) is an airport that provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country. Terminology The word "international" in an airport's name usually means that it is an airport of entry, but many airports of entry do not use it. Airports of entry can range from large urban airports wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piney Pinecreek Border Airport
Piney Pinecreek Border Airport was a public use general aviation airport located northwest of the central business district of Pinecreek, in Dieter Township, Roseau County, Minnesota, United States, on the Canada–US border. It was jointly owned by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the government of Piney, Manitoba. It was shared by the rural communities of Piney, Manitoba and Pinecreek, Minnesota. Also known as Pinecreek/Piney Pinecreek Border Aerodrome, it was one of six airports that cross the Canada–US border and the easternmost. The other airports, east to west, are International Peace Garden Airport, Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport, Coutts/Ross International Airport, Whetstone International Airport (Del Bonita/Whetstone International Airport), and Avey Field State Airport. The airport, located at , was originally located entirely within the United States. Needing to extend the runway, the owners found it could not be extended south due to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warroad International Memorial Airport
Warroad International Memorial Airport , also known as Swede Carlson Field, is a public use airport in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the City of Warroad and located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of its central business district. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a ''general aviation'' facility. Facilities and aircraft Warroad International Memorial Airport covers an area of 320 acres (129 ha) at an elevation of 1,076 feet (328 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 13/31 is 5,400 by 100 feet (1,646 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface and 4/22 is 2,987 by 150 feet (910 x 46 m) with a turf surface. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2019, the airport had 9,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day. In July 2019, there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 14 single-engine, 4 multi-engine and 1 jet. Airport services ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay, sometimes called Hudson's Bay (usually historically), is a large body of Saline water, saltwater in northeastern Canada with a surface area of . It is located north of Ontario, west of Quebec, northeast of Manitoba, and southeast of Nunavut, but politically entirely part of Nunavut. It is an inland sea, inland List of seas on Earth#Marginal seas by ocean, marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. The Hudson Strait provides a connection between the Labrador Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the northeast, while the Foxe Channel connects Hudson Bay with the Arctic Ocean in the north. The Hudson Bay drainage basin drains a very large area, about , that includes parts of southeastern Nunavut, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, all of Manitoba, and parts of the U.S. states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. Hudson Bay's southern arm is called James Bay. The East Cree, Eastern Cree name for Hudson and James Bay is (southern dialect) or (northern dialect), m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roseau River (Manitoba-Minnesota)
There are several rivers called the Roseau River: * Roseau River (Dominica), in Dominica * Roseau River (Manitoba–Minnesota), in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota *Roseau River, Manitoba, an unincorporated community in the Municipality of Emerson – Franklin, Manitoba, Canada * Roseau River (Saint Lucia), in Saint Lucia See also * Roseau (other) * Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
