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Summary: An excellent view of bodies of water.
Review: Here's a chance to see where bodies of water are located. Major and minor paved roads are drawn in as well, so you can tell how to get to a body of water. If you're looking for standing water, you'll love this resource.
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Summary: An excellent view of bodies of water.
Review: Here's a chance to see where bodies of water are located. Major and minor paved roads are drawn in as well, so you can tell how to get to a body of water. If you're looking for standing water, you'll love this resource.
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Summary: Don't leave home without it
Review: I join the other reviewers in wishing there were more detailed city street maps in this series. As others have said if you are traveling from one city to another by major roads then you are better off with mapquest directions (as dodgy as they sometimes are) or the foldout highway map you can buy at a gas station. However, if you travel back roads, camp, fish, hike, canoe, etc., then this book is invaluable. I have relied on this book to provide us with out of the way camping spots and it's never let me down. Most state and national forest campgrounds don't appear on highway maps, but this book has them. It's also especially useful if you want to find alternative routes, scenic drives, or short cuts off of major highways.
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Summary: Out-of-date Information
Review: I know that others have given high praise but I found the information to be very out of date, such as a bike trail that has been paved for over 10 years listed as crushed rock and a museum showing in the location it was over ten years ago. This 3rd edition has a 2001 copyright and I expect information to be fairly up-to-date. This was a very disappointing purchase. I am not using it because I doubt the reliability. It looks nice but is not a good reference for my needs.
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Summary: Atlas & outdoor recreation guide to Minnesota
Review: Minnesota is known as the Land of Lakes, and our Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer shows nearly 11,000 of them, large and small! And, it contains a complete lake index, so if you don't know where a particular body of water is located, you can easily find it. In addition to the unequaled backroad and backcountry detail found in all DeLorme atlases, this Atlas also highlights the location of state and national lands. Special Gazetteer information is available on seaplane bases; Minnesota mining; the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; and national parks, forests and wilderness areas. The scale is 1:190,000 (1" to 3 miles). A mosaic of the maps would measure approximately 10 feet wide by 11½ feet high.
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Summary: Minnesota Atlas
Review: The detail at which this (and other atlases) are produced is amazing. Small towns and cities have most if not all of their streets depicted, and this map picks up where state highway maps leave off. As a lifelong Minnesota resident, I was always impressed with the detail of our official state highway map, until I started driving some of the many small county roads, particularly in the western portions of the state. I soon learned that many, but certainly not all roads are on the official map. The Delorme atlas fills the gap. I've yet to drive a road that is not on this map, and for this reason alone, it will accompany me on any future journies. This map also includes drainage ditches, landing strips, water treatment centers, and many other useful features. This makes it useful to public works departments or other government agencies who might need to know such locations. The oveall size (it's the same size as Rand McNally atlases) allows it to fit beneath a car seat, and it is organized with a quick reference map-index on the back cover. A complete gazateer in inside. These atlases are essential for any traveler.
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Summary: Minnesota Atlas
Review: The detail at which this (and other atlases) are produced is amazing. Small towns and cities have most if not all of their streets depicted, and this map picks up where state highway maps leave off. As a lifelong Minnesota resident, I was always impressed with the detail of our official state highway map, until I started driving some of the many small county roads, particularly in the western portions of the state. I soon learned that many, but certainly not all roads are on the official map. The Delorme atlas fills the gap. I've yet to drive a road that is not on this map, and for this reason alone, it will accompany me on any future journies. This map also includes drainage ditches, landing strips, water treatment centers, and many other useful features. This makes it useful to public works departments or other government agencies who might need to know such locations. The oveall size (it's the same size as Rand McNally atlases) allows it to fit beneath a car seat, and it is organized with a quick reference map-index on the back cover. A complete gazateer in inside. These atlases are essential for any traveler.
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Summary: Very detailed!
Review: What a great map book of Minnesota! Land of 10,000 lakes isn't accurate - it's more like over 12,000 and guess what? If I were to count each lake on each page, I bet nearly each lake is accounted for! I appreciate the details it goes into in terms of terrain including elevation, fishing spots, camping spots, non-paved roads, etc. With my outdoors proclivity mixed with a sense of adventure with my 4x4 truck, I plan to explore Minnesota as if I were one of the original voyageurs. I've not moved to MN yet, but cannot wait to do so in the very near future. The only thing I wish this book had was a more detailed map of the Twin Cities area. While they show every street, it would have been nice to have a break out section of it going to even greater detail. That would have saved me the money of having to purchase a seperate map book on the Twin Cities and keep it down to one book. However, it's still a great investment. You'll not get lost with this map book unless you are simply trying to get lost from civilization!
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