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1982:White Earth
1947:Snake River
1942:Smoky Hills
1937:Smokey Bear
1922:Saint Croix
1897:Pine Island
1887:Paul Bunyan
1837:Koochiching
1822:Insula Lake
1782:Fond du Lac
1752:Chengwatana
1737:Buena Vista
1722:Birch Lakes
1707:Bear Island
1538:Tettegouche
1513:Schoolcraft
1493:Saint Croix
1463:Monson Lake
1433:Lake Shetek
1423:Lake Louise
1418:Lake Carlos
1398:Kilen Woods
1343:Glendalough
1323:Franz Jevne
1263:Blue Mounds
507:snowshoeing
420:wild turkey
408:river otter
267:mixed with
174:Established
145: /
121:Coordinates
2294:Categories
2066:Historical
1977:Welsh Lake
1972:Wealthwood
1962:Two Inlets
1927:Sand Dunes
1857:Lost River
1832:Kabetogama
1812:Hill River
1787:Foot Hills
1747:Centennial
1572:Recreation
1563:Zippel Bay
1553:Wild River
1548:Whitewater
1468:Moose Lake
1428:Lake Maria
1373:Interstate
1363:Hayes Lake
1189:Wilderness
1086:Litchfield
1062:Management
1016:Mille Lacs
823:October 8,
794:October 8,
556:References
481:Recreation
342:, various
257:grasslands
233:Crow River
212:Litchfield
208:Hutchinson
196:state park
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1967:Waukenabo
1917:Rum River
1892:Pillsbury
1882:Pat Bayle
1762:Crow Wing
1742:Burntside
1732:Bowstring
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1488:Rice Lake
1443:Maplewood
1383:Jay Cooke
1328:Frontenac
1293:Crow Wing
1136:Landmarks
1071:Big Stone
1064:Districts
1041:Sherburne
1031:Rice Lake
996:Big Stone
930:Pipestone
917:Monuments
907:Voyageurs
882:Minnesota
737:"Animals"
517:, and an
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316:game fish
301:wildfires
285:hackberry
273:green ash
226:Geography
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200:Minnesota
166:Elevation
133:94°28′0″W
130:45°0′57″N
111:Minnesota
1902:Red Lake
1827:Jeanette
1717:Big Fork
1631:Waysides
1483:Old Mill
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1124:Superior
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469:and the
380:gray fox
336:bluebird
330:Wildlife
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261:rock elm
253:wetlands
198:unit of
103:Location
2237:centers
2068:Society
1932:Savanna
1872:Nemadji
1777:Finland
1697:Badoura
1689:Forests
1581:Big Bog
1243:Banning
1207:Tamarac
1197:Agassiz
1134:Natural
1111:Forests
1060:Wetland
1046:Tamarac
991:Agassiz
983:Refuges
700:May 24,
586:May 21,
546:walleye
526:stocked
511:hunting
495:fishing
416:opossum
356:muskrat
340:raccoon
320:panfish
281:red oak
277:bur oak
2253:Hiking
2235:Nature
1952:Solana
1767:D.A.R.
1518:Sibley
1508:Scenic
1378:Itasca
1278:Carley
1273:Camden
1101:Windom
1096:Morris
1036:Rydell
940:Rivers
544:, and
505:, and
491:hiking
418:, and
400:badger
396:falcon
388:coyote
368:beaver
287:, and
279:, and
107:Meeker
2056:Other
2030:Parks
2021:Local
1907:Remer
1862:Lyons
1772:Emily
1574:Areas
1238:Afton
1230:Parks
1221:State
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