Sandstone, Minnesota

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• Welcome to the City of Eagles
  

  This Saturday the City of Bridges is set to become the City of Eagles, at least for a few hours.

• Sandstone woman wanted for attempted homicide
  

  The Pine County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to locate a 20-year-old woman and her accomplice, who they say attempted to kill a Duluth woman early Thursday.

• Promising full service, Arrowhead buses begin Jan.2
  

  Everything is in order for Arrrowhead Transit to begin operations in Pine County on Friday, Jan.

• Two Minnesotans on cruise ship attacked by pirates off Somali coast
  

  When pirates attacked a cruise ship in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia last Sunday, two Minnesota residents were aboard.

• Five killed in accidents on Minnesota roadways
  

  Five people have died in accidents on Minnesota roads over the past three days, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

• Crash kills 2 on I35 near Sandstone
  

  Crash kills 2 on I-35 near Sandstone Eds: APNewsNow. SANDSTONE, Minn. A crash on Interstate 35 near Sandstone on Monday killed two people.

• Rosemount man dies in Pine County rollover
  

  A Rosemount man died as a result of a icy road conditions Monday afternoon on Interstate 35, three miles north of Kettle River.

• Giving Thanks - motorcycle accident victim becomes organ donor
  

  Two Sturgeon Lake families will be giving thanks for two very different things this week.

• Rosemount man killed in I-35 accident
  

  An icy patch of pavement on a northern Minnesota freeway likely led to a single-vehicle accident Monday afternoon that killed a man from Rosemount, the State Patrol said.

• IRS owes 13 Pine County residents money
  

  28. The Internal Revenue Service reminds Minnesotans who are missing more than 2,700 economic stimulus checks totaling about $1.5 million that they shouldn't let Nov.

• Amy Mae Bottita
  

  Samantha Bottita of Sandstone, Minn., announces the birth of her daughter, Amy Mae Bottita, born Monday, Oct.

• Lois Kay Wolden
  

  Lois Kay Wolden, 58, of Fridley, Minn., passed away Nov. 8, 2008, at Unity Hospital, Fridley, from medical complications with Crohn's Disease and cancer.

• BNSF, Rail Alliance To Study Duluth-Mpls. Plans
  

  A group trying to bring high-speed rail between Duluth and Minneapolis will have to decide whether to build a new, 30-mile section of track north of Sandstone to increase train speeds.The improvement would add ...

• Celestial Michelle Lopez-Lee
  

  Amy Lopez and Michael Lee, both of Sandstone, Minn., announce the birth of their daughter, Celestial Michelle Lopez-Lee, born Tuesday, Oct.

• Bachmann's Corruption Problem
  

  Thanks! Blogroll Archives YearlyKos 2007 Video of speech on Dover and the Future of the Anti-Evolution Movement Audio of Greg Raymer Interview Bachmann's Corruption Problem Category: Politics Posted on: October ...

• Hunter turns bird-dog training into art form
  

  SANDSTONE, Minn. A- Art takes many forms, not least those fashioned by hands, as clay is turned by a potter, or oils put to brush and canvas by a painter.

• Shakopee corn maze's tiger display criticized
  

  Shakopee corn maze's tiger display criticized A Shakopee corn maze is fending off complaints about an exotic animal display, saying the animals aren't being exploited.

• The rise and fall of autumn color
  

  THE RISE AND FALL OF AUTUMN COLOR With autumn getting nearer to its end, you may want to get out this weekend and enjoy the colors statewide.

• All aboard with passenger rail effort
  

  By Jon Tatting editor.countynews@ecm-inc.com The Cambridge City Council on Oct. 6 approved an affiliate agreement with the Minneapolis-Duluth/Superior Passenger Rail Alliance.

City Description

Sandstone is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, along the Kettle River. The population was 1,549 at the 2000 census. Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highways 18 and 23 are three of the main arterial routes in the community. Banning State Park is nearby. The city's name in the Ojibwe language is Asinikaaning, meaning "At the quarrying place" due to the sandstone quarry located at the edge of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14.1 km²), of which, 5.3 square miles (13.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (2.57%) is water. Sandstone is located on the Kettle River, known for its glacial kettles, and rapids well-loved by kayakers and canoers. The town was built-up around a large Sandstone quarry. Railroad conglomerate James J. Hill built many of the remaining sandstone structures in the town. The city has Robinson Park, an historic and natural area that serves as the picnic area for the community, hosts ice climbing in the winter, preserving the Sandstone Quarry history and is an access point for the Kettle River. The Sandstone Ice Festival sandtoneicefest.com celebrates the coming

City Contained By:

• Pine County
• Minnesota

City Contains:

• Federal Correctional Instiution, Sandstone

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 13.9859357958 km squared

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