Appleton, MN

united states

Appleton is a farming town of 1,400 people in west-central Minnesota, about 15 miles southeast of Montevideo via Highway 119. From the Twin Cities, take Highway 212 west through Granite Falls, then Highway 119 north for a two-hour drive through classic Minnesota farm country. The town's grain elevator, built in 1901, stands as a prairie landmark visible for miles across the flat agricultural landscape.