Minnesota River

Places of Interest

Pike Island

Island

Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.

Pike Island is an island at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in the southwestern-most part of Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Fort Snelling

Protected area

Photo: The Statue With The Dictionary, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Snelling is a former military fortification and National Historic Landmark in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. Fort Snelling is situated 1½ miles west of Minnesota River.

Mendota Bridge

Bridge

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Mendota Bridge, in the US state of Minnesota carries State Highway 55 and MN 62 over the Minnesota River between Fort Snelling and Mendota Heights. Mendota Bridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Minnesota River.

Places in the Area

Mendota

Village

Photo: Appraiser, Public domain.

Mendota is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The name is a mispronunciation of the Dakota word for the location, bdóte, which in Dakota tradition is the center of the world.

Mendota Heights

Town

Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.

Mendota Heights is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a first-ring southern suburb of the Twin Cities. The population was 11,744 at the 2020 census.

Lilydale

Village

Photo: Gabriel Vanslette, CC BY 3.0.

Lilydale is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 809 at the 2020 census. Lilydale is situated 1½ miles northeast of Minnesota River.

Minnesota River

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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