Talk:Northwest Angle
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- See also Talk:Angle Township, Minnesota for the ongoing disucssion on the article that was merged.
So, to sum up, that little green spot next to the lake is the Northwest Angle, ya? Any chance there could be an arrow next to it or something--I'll swear I stared at that thing for a while trying to figure it out. :) jengod 02:19, Sep 30, 2004 (UTC)
Correct. I agree the map could use some clarification. Also, a larger map showing all of Minnesota could indicate the little bump at the top; it's clearly visible. Michael Hardy 02:28, 30 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Here's a link to a homemade map on the website for the one room school on the Angle. Maybe something a bit like this could be used? Jonathunder 06:52, 2004 Nov 7 (UTC)
The new map is much clearer! Michael Hardy 00:22, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- *nods* I think so too. I didn't see any common guidelines for Wikipedia map creation/color schemes, so I just made it up as I went. — wheresmysocks 00:39, Dec 30, 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Size of Northwest Angle
Anyone knows how big the piece of land is? --Andylkl (talk) 17:01, August 22, 2005 (UTC)
- According to a newspaper story I found, it is 130 square miles. I added this fact to the article. Jonathunder 19:06, 2005 September 6 (UTC)
[edit] What about that spot in Washington?
There is another spot in continental United States that lies north of parallel 49, isn't it?. It is located in the state of Washington. Should this article acknowledge that?.
- I'm not aware of this. If you have more info, please add it. Jonathunder 19:08, 2005 September 6 (UTC)
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- I think you're talking about Point Roberts, Washington, which is already mentioned in the article already. It's not above the 49th parellel, but it's seperated from the mainland because of it. :) --Andylkl (talk) 08:42, September 7, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Ben Franklin
Shouldn't Ben Franklin be mentioned in this article? I understand he was instramental in negotiating the border of the northwest angle and I thought I read that because of this connection there was a celebration up there for his 300th birthday. I found this article, but don't know enough about it http://www.profsurv.com/archive.php?issue=92&article=1292 --Mazzmn 18:30, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
- There's a general link to Treaty of Paris (1783). Is there any evidence of any special connection between Benjamin Franklin and the use of the Lake of the Woods as the starting point? In any case, the oddity in the border wasn't created until 1818, long after his death... AnonMoos 19:40, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
the Article said it was the only part of the USA North of the 49th parallel besides Alaska, what is Maine? Isn't the NE of New England Higher up then the rest of the 48 states?Therubicon 17:21, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
- NO!!! This article very explicitly says that is an optical illusion caused by some map projections (and not by others). If you'd read the article, you wouldn't be posting something so silly. Maine does not extend as far north as the 49th parallel. Only Minnesota and Alaska extend north of the 49th parallel. Michael Hardy 17:55, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Red Lake Indian Reservation
A sizeable portion of the Angle forms a noncontiguous part of Red Lake Indian Reservation (as is stated in the article on that.) Shouldn't this go in here as well? (And why are there no Native American residents?) (EDIT: Forgot to sign. Lewis Trondheim 13:25, 22 January 2007 (UTC) )
- Certainly. (If it's true.) Michael Hardy 03:50, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Bad map
I was confused about the description, since the north-west corner didn't match what I saw on the map. The "school map" at the top of the discussion page helped: I see that the lake is very thin there and is hidden by the black border line. —Długosz
