The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the ...

How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not ...

They became social media celebrities during their snowmobile trip from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to Fairbanks, Alaska, a trek ...

In the U.S., place names are standardized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which is part of the U.S. Geological Survey, the agency in charge of making maps ... a place name Minnesota recently ...

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It almost seems like everyone has decided they just need to grin and bear ... map, but it’s hard to see Democrats thinking he’s the answer. He’s also talking about running for a third term as governor ...

The road trip focuses on the best options along the fastest path from Minneapolis to Yellowstone. This takes drivers from Minneapolis, north to North Dakota, and across through Montana. Finally ...

The Board on Geographic Names could change the name to Gulf of America on official U.S. maps, but there is no international board in charge of place names. Each country decides what to call places.

A $226 million high school renovation and addition is complete in White Bear Lake after several years of construction. The ...