Population (2010) 75,781 Introduction The quiet farms of old Brooklyn Park have been turned into quiet cul-de-sacs, from which sprang a couple of Minnesotans who have left quite a mark on their home state. Visitor Information Direct your questions to the North Hennepin Are Chamber
Population (2010) 23,089 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce (763.421.7130). History Champlin was founded by the triumvirate of Joseph Holt, Samuel Colburn, and John Cook. They named the village after John Cook's wife, who was born Ellen E. Champlin. The Lane brothers
Many of the earliest settlers had French Canadian roots, but the town was named for Lyman Dayton, a New Englander from St. Paul, who owned a lot of land in the area and platted the town site.
Elk River is one of the communities on the exurban fringe of the Twin Cities metro area, but visitors will find plenty of reasons to pull off the highway and check out the sites.
Population (2010) 12,759 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Monticello Chamber of Commerce and Industry (763.295.2700). History The first European settlers arrived in the early 1850s and initially founded two separate villages: Moritzious (which incorporated in 1858) and Monticello (incorporated in 1856). Ferry service
Early settlers in the area, arriving as early as 1847 included several Vermonters and other New Englanders. Joseph Brown was among that early group; he built a home on Big Lake
