Lakeville: I-35: I-35 NB @ 195th St (MP 83.3)
Few places in Minnesota have a history as closely tied to agriculture as Lakeville. Once a rural township south of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, it grew from farms and small lakes into a substantial community in the metropolitan area; Lakeville incorporated as a city in 1967. Interstate 35 runs through the city, reflecting its role on the principal north–south route between the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. Lake Marion is among the local lakes that gave Lakeville its name, while wooded corridors and remaining open land still break up the expanding residential and commercial districts. The city retains an identity shaped by its lakeside and farming origins.
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Lakeville has served as a farming community in Minnesota since the 1850s. Today it forms part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, spreading across the rolling terrain of Dakota County. Lake Marion sits within the city, while the Vermillion River passes through its eastern side on its course toward the Mississippi River. The historic downtown recalls Lakeville’s early settlement era, and the Lakeville Area Arts Center gives the community a year-round cultural venue. Parks, trails and lakeside spaces add a more open character than in the denser inner suburbs. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Lakeville and Dakota County.
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