30 April 2023

Angle

What is the most northerly place in the forty eight contiguous United States? It's a village called Angle Inlet in the state of Minnesota. You can't even reach it by road from America but you can get there from Canada.. 

A fellow called "Drifter Dave" from Winnipeg saved us all the trouble. If interested, please check out his video:- 

Below you can see the location of Angle Inlet and the North West Angle district. It came into being because of a mapping error connected with The Treaty of Paris in 1783. Amongst other things, that conference sought to clarify the US-Canada border after The American War of Independence. As you can imagine, in those days some of the existing maps of remote areas were erroneous.

I would love to visit Angle Inlet but I don't suppose I ever will. Although it's not quite the same , "Drifter Dave" has done the job for us.

30 comments:

  1. I've got a desk light from there. Oh! Sorry. No. It's an Anglepoise.

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  2. I'm sure many books have been written about other border quirks. I'm also sure that many wars have been fought over borders.

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    1. That little enclave should surely be part of Canada.

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  3. I wasn't going to watch the whole video but I did. It does look very serene, as he said. A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there, it is way too cold for me.

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    1. I also wonder how many flying insects there would be there in the summertime.

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  4. I presume it was named Angle Point after the map was drawn?

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  5. Very peaceful. Somewhere to go on retreat.

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    1. Very little noise there. If you pay may fare I will chaperone you Thelma!

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  6. I would love to visit Canada and see April Wine play.

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    1. Which team does April Wine play for? Perhaps the Medicine Hat Tigers!

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  7. Remote places fascinate me, and I plan to watch the video once the May Fest is over and everything cleaned abd packed away again until next year.
    I am pretty sure the question about the northernmost point of the U.S. has come up in a pub quiz some years ago, and Brian from our team knew it (of course).

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    1. Brian is a good, solid Germanic name!

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  8. I've been close canoeing in the boundary waters area of Minnesota but I have never stepped foot on the land on which Angle Point sits.

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    1. I once stayed in a cabin by Rainy Lake Mn - not too far from Angle Inlet.

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  9. You could do the bloggers tour of North America, driving on the wrong side of the road is a little jolting at first.

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    1. When you habitually drive on the left, you have to be very wary when you are in a country where they drive the wrong way (i.e. the right way!).

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  10. I have never been to the Northernmost point but have been at the Southernmost many many times!

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  11. Well, I learned something new, Neil! Thanks!
    Drifter Dave did a nice job on his video and I was more impressed than I thought I would be. I will have to check out other videos by him as he has a pleasant manner as he explores things.

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    1. He's just an ordinary guy appeasing his curiosity.

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  12. I never realized America's northernmost point (at least in the continental USA) has a big concrete buoy just like the southernmost point in Key West!

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    1. Quite a nice co-incidence - possibly deliberate?

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  13. Fascinating. Though I lived only one state away I don't think I'd ever heard of this place.

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    1. Did you do Geography at school Bruce? Maybe you were looking out of the window.

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  14. Blaine, Washington almost wins at 48.99 lat (Angle Inlet is 49) and best of all, it's accessible!

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    1. Blaine may be home to some kinky people but its border with Canada is not kinked.

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