Kimball is a small town a short 15 to 20 minute drive south of St. Cloud where highway 15 and 55 intersect. Highway 24 is also nearby. The town in the most recent census shows a population of 799.
Avon is a community with a population of 1,396 in Stearns County in Central Minnesota west of St. Cloud and east of Albany. Avon has many lakes, hills and industry in this small town.
St. Nicholas is an unincorporated community in Luxemburg Township in Stearns County. The community is located along Stearns County Road 21 near Stearns County Road 165.
Curious to know what some of the other nicknames for cities around Minnesota are, we did some research and put together a list of some of the strangest or most unusual!
Sometimes we need a reminder that -- at the end of the day -- football is just a sport and the Vikings a bunch of guys who can't pull off a Superbowl win (Whoops! Did we say that?).
The Vikings posted a 19-17 win over the Detroit Lions Sunday to improve to 2-3. Greg Joseph made a 54-yard field goal as time expired to win the game for Minnesota.