Cottage Grove: US 61: T.H.61 NB S of 70th St
Cottage Grove combines a fast-growing suburban character with a Mississippi River valley setting in a way that reflects its geographic position southeast of Saint Paul. In Washington County, housing, parks, wetlands and major roads meet the broad river corridor at the edge of the Twin Cities. Interstate 494 and U.S. Highway 61 connect the community with the metropolitan network. Cottage Grove began as a township organized in 1858, and its name recalls the wooded landscape encountered by early settlers. The Mississippi remains the area’s defining geographic feature, shaping local open space and linking this suburban city to Minnesota’s principal river.
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Cottage Grove sits along the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota, where wooded ravines and bluffs mark the edge of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The city developed from a nineteenth-century river settlement and still balances residential neighborhoods with open land on the metropolitan fringe. Ravine Regional Park reflects the local terrain, with woodland corridors and trails shaped by slopes descending toward the river. To the north, the Mississippi meets the St. Croix near Prescott, placing Cottage Grove within a broader Upper Mississippi river landscape. Browse additional webcams nearby to see how this Mississippi-side part of Minnesota fits into the wider Twin Cities region.
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