The Souris River goes through the middle of town, carving a valley in the middle of flat prairie. The town arose in 1880s as a stop along the Great Northern railway. During Prohibition the city became a nexus for alcohol smuggling. After World War II the city settled down into quiet suburbanation. There's a US Air Force base north of town. You can drive to Canada in just over an hour.Minot is a rather unusual city, though possessing levels of services similar to much larger cities, it struggles between small-town and cosmopolitan attitudes. Civic growth is not greatly helped by the climate. T-shirts available at the airport have this motto: "Why not Minot? Freezin's the reason!"*'''Minot Convention & Visitors Bureau''' 1020 South Broadway (''Located in the Scandinavian Heritage Visitors Center'')
http://www.visitminot.org/*'''Minot Air Force Base''' "Only the Best Come North"
http://www.minot.af.mil/*'''Minot Area Development Corporation'''
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