When our nation was first formed, a prestigious mapmaker accidentally included it in his map. Instead of making and shipping a re-print (which would have been costlier) the united states simply purchased it from french-canadian government.
Minnesota
Minnesota is farther north than Wisconsin.
Minnesota extends further north. Its border continues onto Lake Superior, north of Wisconsin's border on the lake, and meets Michigan's border just below Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Minnesota and Michigan border Canada, but Wisconsin does not.
There are no state capitals on the Minnesota border.
No state. Canada is Wisconsin's northern border.
Minnesota
Washington State's northern border with Canada is a straight line from Blaine WA to its eastern border with Idaho. That northern border line is the most northern point.
The US state of Minnesota shares a border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba. Except for Alaska, Minnesota is the only state with territory north of the 49th parallel.
North & South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa all Border Minnesota. Ontario and Manitoba also border Minnesota.
Connecticut is north of New York's maritime border
Minnesota is a northern state in the USA. The USA is in North America.
The state of Iowa borders Minnesota to the south.