A lot of people think that moving away from Minnesota is a good decision at first. Mostly because it won’t be as cold. But there are so many amazing things about Minnesota that keep drawing people back home and making native Minnesotans miss their home state, no matter where they live now. Here are the top 10 things that people miss when they make the decision to leave the North Star State.
- The Lakes
Flickr/Doc Searls Life just isn’t the same without being surrounded by beautiful freshwater lakes everywhere!
- Fall
Flickr/Justin Meissen MN fall is beautiful and unlike any other!
- Minnesota Nice
Flickr/Amy Meredith From actual friendliness to passive aggressiveness, it’s all better than the outright rudeness seen in some states! And don’t even get us started on the community spirit in MN versus other states.
- The State Fair
Flickr/M01229 The MN State Fair simply can’t be beat.
- Snow Days
Flickr/Pete Markham Without snow days, how can we make excuses for missing work?
- Caribou Coffee
Flickr/cursedthing If you want to move, you had better be prepared to see only Starbucks from now on.
- MN Foods
Flickr/Keith Ellison Like hotdish and juicy lucys, or even a combo of the two!
- The Music Scene
Flickr/Tony Webster The Minnesota music scene is so unique and there is live music everywhere!
- The Housing Market
Flickr/Sharon Mollerus If you think homes in MN are unreasonably priced, you will have a panic attack just thinking about buying a house in California or New York.
- The Recreation
Flickr/USFWS Midwest Hiking, biking, canoeing, cross country skiing, fishing, and so much more. Minnesota is one giant natural playground!
Are you glad that you stayed in Minnesota? What do you think you would miss the most if you left?
Flickr/Doc Searls
Life just isn’t the same without being surrounded by beautiful freshwater lakes everywhere!
Flickr/Justin Meissen
MN fall is beautiful and unlike any other!
Flickr/Amy Meredith
From actual friendliness to passive aggressiveness, it’s all better than the outright rudeness seen in some states! And don’t even get us started on the community spirit in MN versus other states.
Flickr/M01229
The MN State Fair simply can’t be beat.
Flickr/Pete Markham
Without snow days, how can we make excuses for missing work?
Flickr/cursedthing
If you want to move, you had better be prepared to see only Starbucks from now on.
Flickr/Keith Ellison
Like hotdish and juicy lucys, or even a combo of the two!
Flickr/Tony Webster
The Minnesota music scene is so unique and there is live music everywhere!
Flickr/Sharon Mollerus
If you think homes in MN are unreasonably priced, you will have a panic attack just thinking about buying a house in California or New York.
Flickr/USFWS Midwest
Hiking, biking, canoeing, cross country skiing, fishing, and so much more. Minnesota is one giant natural playground!
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