Minnetonka it is a nice community close to Minneapolis. There are several bike paths and lots of parks. Being on Lake Minnetonka, boating is big here. Lake Minnetonka wasn't discovered until the late 1800's because of dense woods and tons of mosquitoes. The original settlers in Minnetonka followed Minnehaha Creek to Lake Minnetonka, which is one of the largest of the 13000+ lakes in the state. The largest being Lake Superior then Lake Milacs followed by Lake Minnetonka. The Mississippi starts flowing south at Lake Itasca. Many of the people in the state are of Scandinavian or German origin- cold hardy! This year we had record breaking cold (-35 to-50) & record snow fall. Because we have WINTER one must either stay inside or bundle up and go out & play.I have both a skating pond & sledding hill on my property. Snowmobiling is big, in fact, this year the police were using snowmobiles to get around during snow storms. I live 35 miles north of the Twin Cities in the country; we have snow piles that are 10 ft high. During summer we can get as hot and humid as FL, thankfully not as long. I have alpacas, chickens, dogs & cats. We have quite a bit of wildlife also; ducks, turkeys, pheasant, fox, coyotes, and we even had a bear go through once. Thank you for the opportunity to share my travels with your class!
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