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Northfield is a city in Minnesota.

Contents

Understand

Nothfield's major claim to fame is the "Defeat of Jesse James". On September 7th, 1876, the James-Younger Gang rode into town intent on robbing the First National Bank of Northfield. Tipped off due to their suspicious actions, the citizens of Northfield engaged in a quick but heavy firefight with the gang that left two citizens and two gang members dead. The other six gang members sustained a range of injuries and fled south. Four were captured two weeks later only fifty miles from Northfield.

Get in

Northfield sits at the intersection of highways MN 19 and MN 3. The quickest way to Northfield from the Twin Cities is taking Interstate 35 south to MN 19 (Exit 69) and go east on 19. The downtown area is on the east side of the Cannon River.

Get around

See

  • Northfield Convention and Visitors Bureau [1], State Highway 3, 800-658-2548. The Northfield Convention and Visitors Bureau helps visitors plan trips to Northfield. The offer information about attractions, featured events, local history, arts and culture, recreation and group tours. http://www.visitingnorthfield.com/
  • Carleton College [2], One North College Street, 507-646-4000. Beautiful Carleton College was founded in 1866. The campus is 950 total acres, including the 880-acre Arboretum, a nature preserve and park which is accessible to the public. The Arboretum was named Minnesota’s best running trail by Runner’s World magazine. The Gould Library, also open to the public, houses over a million volumes. http://webapps.acs.carleton.edu/visitors/
  • St. Olaf College [3]. St. Olaf College serves as one of two colleges in this small Minnesota city.

Do

  • Defeat of Jesse James Days. First weekend after Labor Day. A rodeo, midway and local celebrations, including live reenactments of the bank raid. http://www.defeatofjessejamesdays.org/
  • St. Olaf Christmas Festival. First Thursday after Thanksgiving. The College of St. Olaf has been giving the festival since 1912, one of the finest choral events in the nation. It is nationally broadcast on public radio and television. Tickets are difficult to come by, so plan ahead. http://www.stolaf.edu/christmasfest/

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