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Minnesota Office of
Tourism
100 Metro Square 121 7th Place East
St. Paul, MN
55101-2112
800) 657-3700;
(612) 296-5029
Road Conditions Hotline
(651) 405-6030;
(800) 542-0220 (recording);
(612) 296-3076 (recording)
Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources
(612) 296-6157 |
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Speed Limit : 70
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Studded Tires
Prohibited
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Child Restraints
Required
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Seat Belts
Required
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Auto Liability
Insurance Mandatory
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Trailer Brakes
Required if Weight > 3,000 lbs
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Trailer Breakaway
Trailer Brakes Required if Weight > 6,000 lbs
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Combined Maximum
Length of Car-Trailer Combination must not exceed 75 feet in
total
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Trailer Chains
Required
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Riding in the
Trailer is Permitted
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General Information
Nickname: North
Star State
State bird: Common
Loon
State flower:
Showy Pink and White Lady’s Slipper
Capital: St Paul
Date of admission to the Union:
11 May 1858
Population:
5,019,720 (official estimate 2002)
Population density:
22.2/sq km
2000 total overseas arrivals/US ranking:
364,000/20
Time: Central (GMT
- 6). Daylight Saving Time is observed.
The State:
Minnesota, the second northernmost State in the USA (after Alaska), is
one of the nation’s leading outdoor tourist destinations, with 68 State
parks, 55 State forests and more than 12,000 lakes. The State borders
Canada, the upper Midwest States and Lake Superior, the largest
freshwater lake in the world.
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