Have You Heard of Minnesota’s Northwest Angle?

It's a part of Minnesota that's really more like Canada. And, to get there, you have to go through Canada. But it's still part of the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Have you ever heard of Minnesota's Northwest Angle?

According to this CBS This Morning story, the Northwest Angle is the part of Minnesota that's the "little sticky-uppy bit at the top of the state that juts into Canada." The story says it looks like somebody put that a "substantial part of Minnesota into Canada by mistake."

And, as it turns out, that's pretty much what happened. The story explains that the what's now known as 'the Angle,' was created "in 1783 during the Treaty of Paris. The border being drawn between the U.S. and then Britain was supposed to cut through Lake of the Woods at a northwest angle -- hence the name. Problem was, the map the Founding Fathers used of Lake of the Woods was completely wrong. They were way off, but that weird boundary bump stuck."

Now, the Northwest Angle is pretty much just a very wild, desolate part of Minnesota only accessible through Canada. And, while it's known for its fishing culture, it's also known as the the northernmost point in the continental United States.

And to think, I'd never even heard of Minnesota's Northwest Angle until today. Interesting. You can check out the entire CBS This Morning story below...