The town is about four hours northwest of St. Cloud, and is located between the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge and Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area.
What would it take to get you to move to northern Minnesota, near the Canadian border? The City of Middle River, Minnesota, is trying to find out exactly that.
This treasure of a trail, the first such highway birding trail in the nation, is full of gems. Birding sites are everywhere and many places in between. The trail’s website informs birders that it’s, “over 200 miles in length with 51 sites to view birds. These sites offer some of the most spectacular birding in the state, along with scenic beauty and friendly communities.”
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