Map 335 is about hockey, more specifically college hockey and the 2021 Frozen Four Tournament. What do I know about college hockey? Nothing, but I saw the bracket released and I thought, “I could make a map out of this!”. So I plotted all the home arenas of the 16 teams that made the tournament…
Map 333 comes from MPR News. It tracks the movements of a GPS-tracked wolf known as F003. In the fall of 2018 this female wolf, along with several others, was relocated from Northern Minnesota to Isle Royale National Park, an island in Lake Superior that is technically part of Michigan despite being closer to Minnesota…
Map 201 is extremely serious. It shows the location of the top ten restaurant tacos in Minnesota. Yes, tacos are serious business and don’t you ever forget it! I found these super scientific rankings (read: one writer’s opinion) here. That writer, Trent Jonas, presumably sampled many delicious tacos before creating this list but he…
Map 47 comes to us from CNN. It takes data from the American College of Sports Medicine and shows the ten most and ten least fittest cities in the country. The Twin Cities come in #2 just behind Washington D.C. Now, conspiracy theorists might think I only post maps that show my home Twin Cities in…
Fun with Maps is back! If you’re excited, so am I. If you’re not excited, close this page, open it again, and repeat those steps a couple dozen times over the next week (I could use the page visits despite your lack of excitement). Map 27 is about public transit while Map 28 concerns the…
I was reading something earlier this week about the recommended driving distance for a single day. A number of websites and forums suggested 500 miles was an appropriate distance for the average driver while some went so far as to say it should be the limit! Drivers vary in experience (and quality) but a lot…
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