Monticello, MN

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Monticello sits on the Mississippi River about 40 miles northwest of Minneapolis via I-94 (Exit 193 to Highway 25). This Wright County city of 15,000 draws Twin Cities day-trippers for river recreation and historic sites. The continental climate means hot summers for boating and cold winters for snowmobiling. The original 1850s mill dam downtown still controls the Bertram Chain of Lakes water levels.