30 Things You Need To Know About Minnesota Before You Move There

1. You will never need to go to the beach because there are so many lakes.

2. You will hate Packers fans.

3. You will hear a Minnesotan accent everywhere because Minnesotans have a really distinct way of speaking.

4. You will be able to drive anywhere after living in Minnesota.

5. Caribou Coffee is the only coffee shop you will get your coffee from.

6. You will try more fried foods than you think existed at the State Fair.

7. Instead of getting ice cream, you will go to Culver’s for some custard.

8. If you live downtown Minneapolis, you will never have to go outside in the winter because of the skywalks that connect all the buildings.

9. You will get used to piles of snow still being around in May.

10. You will love going to the Mall of America, the biggest mall in America.

11. You will be living in the birthplace of Target.

12. You will become addicted to the Juicy Lucy burger, a paddy filled with cheese.

13. You will be able to visit the the start of the Mississippi River.

14. You will realize that the only things that are grown in Minnesota are corn and soybeans.

15. You will learn that making a fire while ice fishing is perfectly acceptable.

16. So is driving your truck out on the lake.

17. You will find that everything is wilderness as soon as you get out of the city.

18. You will get used to the smell of cow manure while you are driving.

19. You will learn that “Minnesota nice” doesn’t necessarily mean nice.

20. You will go to the State Fair every year, maybe even a couple time a year.

21. You will never say “Minneapolis and Saint Paul” you will only say “Minneapolis Saint Paul”.

22. You will go to one of the many theaters in Minneapolis.

23. You will realize that winter actually lasts for six months and the rest of the seasons share the other six months.

24. You will either get into cross country skiing or road biking, Minnesota is super great for both sports.

25. The honeycrisp apple, the best apple ever, was developed in Minnesota.

26. You will have to avoid suffocating in huge snow drifts.

27. You will learn how to build the best sledding tracks ever, with ramps preferably.

28. Everyone and their mother owns a boat and they will let you use it if you ask.

29 You will transition into short sleeves once the temperature rises to about 40 degrees.

30. You will be used to people snowmobiling through your yard.