Frankly, I don't get the "your state sucks" bit. I have lived in Minnesota most of my life, but work has taken me to Wisconsin. I've spent countless hours in Iowa, SD, ND and now WI and all five places are beautiful for different reasons and the people are all the same. Honestly, they are. I am a Gopher tried and true but some of you just really need to either travel a bit more and get to know the people you talk sh** about or go back into your hole.
ND, SD, WI, MN and even Iowa have some beautiful people, Universities and places to visit.
I visited a tavern in north central SD once where the tap beer was 25 cents, burgers were a dollar and the owner offered up his own home to let us stay and hunt if the hotel we were headed to was full. Met a sheriff in east central SD- Enemy Swim Lake- horrific storm and he unlocked my car for free as I was frantic and locked my keys in my running truck.... FOR NOTHING. ND-same story. Land owner who we chatted with invited us over for dinner and beers after a hunt. Had no clue who were really were. Wanted nothing other than to thank us for coming out and enjoying their state and having someone to chat with. I could continue but those of you that have spent time with the real folks of these states know.....