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Rothsay occupies rolling prairie at the eastern edge of Minnesota’s Red River Valley. This small Otter Tail County community lies beside Interstate 94, a principal east–west route across the Upper Midwest, amid a farming landscape of fields and shelterbelts. Its local identity is proclaimed by an oversized prairie-chicken monument, reflecting Rothsay’s designation as the Prairie Chicken Capital of Minnesota. The greater prairie-chicken is a grassland grouse once widespread on the region’s open prairies. Rothsay’s compact layout and highway setting place it firmly in the working rural landscape of western Minnesota.
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Rothsay is best known in Minnesota for its giant prairie chicken statue, a roadside landmark that proclaims the town the Prairie Chicken Capital of Minnesota. Set in Otter Tail County’s open farm country, it lies in western Minnesota’s prairie belt, east of the Red River Valley. U.S. Highway 52 and Minnesota Highway 108 meet here, making Rothsay a recognisable stop on regional routes. The town’s Prairie Chicken Festival keeps this distinctive local emblem at the centre of community life. Browse nearby webcams to see how Rothsay belongs to western Minnesota’s wider prairie region.
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