Newport

Population (2010) 3,435 Visitor Information Got a question? Direct it to the folks at the Cottage Grove Area Chamber of Commerce (651.458.8334). History Newport began as two separate communities: Red Rock and Newport. Red Rock was the older of the two, tracing its

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Fridley

Population (2010) 27,208 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce (763.571.9781). History Vermont native John Banfil moved here in 1847 and would eventually serve as the first postmaster for a town he would plat in 1851 called Manomin (the

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Coon Rapids

Population (2010) 61,476 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce (763.421.7130). History Another stop along the old Red River Ox Cart Trail (which follows today’s Coon Rapids Boulevard from Pheasant Ridge Dr. NW to Egret Blvd. NW), the area probably got its

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Anoka

Population (2010) 17,142 Visitor Information Direct your questions to the Anoka Area Chamber of Commerce (763.421.7130). History Kline Sanatorium Anoka sprouted up because of its ready access to water transportation. Joseph Belanger, with help from a few others, erected a trading post for William Aitkin

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