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Cass County

Rich in fish and game, these woods and waters sheltered a succession of native peoples for thousands of years. The most recent of these were the Ojibwe (Chippewa), who now live on the Leech Lake Reservation.

Crow Wing County

The most famous landmark in Brainerd is probably the water tower which was built from 1919-1922. Later, affectionately known as “Paul Bunyan’s flashlight” it was the first all concrete elevated tank used by a municipality in the U.S.

Morrison County

In 1930 Camp Ripley was established as a military training center for the Minnesota National Guard. In 1994 a Veteran’s Cemetery was created by the Minnesota State Legislature adjacent to the Camp.

Todd County

Primarily an agricultural county, Todd County was settled by hard working German, Polish and Scandinavian immigrants. Meat packing and printing have added jobs in the manufacturing sectors.

Wadena County

Old Wadena County Historic Park located on the Crow Wing River was an important hunting and trapping area for Indians and later for the French.

Cass County

Crow Wing County - Brainerd Lakes Area

Morrison County - Camp Ripley

Todd County

Wadena County - Menahga Statue

Current News

Model Ordinances for the HUD/R5DC Resilient Region Sustainability Project 

This document is a draft of a set of model ordinances for the HUD/Region Five Resilient Region Sustainability Project.  The document was created from research conducted during the planning process. View Model Ordinances.  Please send feedback, comments and suggestions on this set of ordinances by August 15, 2013, to The William Mitchell College of Law Community Development Clinic diane.dube@wmitchell.edu 

 

Active Transportation Implementation Grant Awards Announced

STAPLES, MN; MARCH, 2013 - Region Five Development Commission has announced the Active Transportation Grant awards in our region totaling $15,000.  Each project will advance safe, healthy, non-motorized transportation, known as Active Transportation.  Projects are supported by the community in the form of matching contributions and/or volunteer participation.  Read More

 

View Lakeland News Active Transportation Video Story

 

Resilient Region Web-Site

 

 

The Resilient Region website is an excellent source of information pertaining to economic vitality, environmental stewardship and quality of life factors gathered for Private (individuals & businesses) Public (local municipalities & communities) and Non-Profit agencies (social advocates & philanthropic agencies) who choose to explore the sustainability efforts that have been vested in the Central Minnesota five county region.