Talk:Bemidji, Minnesota

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The following comments about the quality and importance of this article have been left: (edit – history – watch – refresh) As a person who grew up in Bemidji, went to high school and college in Bemidji, this article does not capture Bemidji to me. I can't understand what the part about "Health Realization" is doing in this article. If people have been exposed to it, it is a secret to even to them. It makes Bemidji sounds like a city of scientologists. More needs to be said about the culture revolving around the lake: fishing, boating, resorts, the parks (e.g. Diamond Point), the Water Carnival. There also must be more to say about the high school and the university and its programs. Will Weaver is a nationally recognized writer and has a new movie out this year. Everyone is happy about the curling success, but I am willing to bet that curling represents less than 1/1000 of 1% of the life thoughts and experiences of a lifetime Bemidji resident or visitor. If Bemidji sports are going to be mentioned, then you have to mention Beaver Hockey which was a dominant force during the last two decades. According to Wikipedia, Beaver Men's Hockey: 1983 - Div II Runner Up 1984 - Div II Champion 1985 - Div III Runner Up 1986 - Div III Champion 1993 - Div II Champion 1994 - Div II Champion 1995 - Div II Champion 1996 - Div II Runner Up 1997 - Div II Champion 1998 - Div II Runner Up (Bemidji was also once the home of the Minnesota Vikings off-season training camp.) 207.224.66.168 03:50, 3 May 2007 (UTC)JR

[edit] Spelling of the Ojibwe Name

Ase500, I'd be happy to discuss this orthographical dispute with you. I've already responded to you on my talk page as well as on your talk page, but you haven't answered me, so I'm trying here. I'd like to resolve this. Take care, --Whimemsz 21:39, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Pronounciation

Beh-MEED-jee? Buh-MID-jee? BEM-ee-jee? Beh-MIDGE-eye? Beh-MIDGE-ee? BEEM-idge-eye? Help me out here... 172.167.87.35 (talk) 21:35, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Behm-EYED-jye? BEM-id-jee? BEE-mid-jee? Geez, does anybody know how to pronounce the name of this burg? This is embarrassing, guys! 172.129.143.141 (talk) 02:47, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

Well, according to a pronounciation guide somebody added last month, it's pronounced something like "Boom-aj-ah-dee-ah", which I suspect is completely wrong. But nobody from Bemidji has come along to correct it, so who knows? 16:35, 3 March 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.133.71.212 (talk)

Bare in mind that in IPA the character <j> represents the sound usually written in English as "y". So the guide as stated is pronounced more like boo-ma-yah-dee-oh. Which is probably incorrect as well... --86.149.67.142 (talk) 16:49, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

As a Minnesotan, I've always heard it pronounced buh-MID-jee. Some of those are very, very far off. Hope this helps! --Patteroast (talk) 23:00, 7 March 2008 (UTC)