18 Facts About Bemidji

Bemidji is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States.

Near Bemidji are the Red Lake Indian Reservation, White Earth Indian Reservation, and the Leech Lake Indian Reservation.

Bemidji is the self-proclaimed "curling capital" of the U S and the alleged birthplace of legendary Paul Bunyan.

Bemidji informed early white settlers of the name of the lake, but they misunderstood him to mean that bemidji was his own name.

Bemidji was advertised by Speelman's Eagle, owned by Clarence Speelman, along with other stores.

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Bemidji soon sold his sawmill and timber claim to Thomas Shevlin and Frank Hixon.

The Rotarians of Bemidji commissioned the statue of Paul Bunyan during the Great Depression as a tourist attraction.

Today Bemidji is an important educational, governmental, trade and medical center for north central Minnesota.

Bemidji is near Chippewa National Forest, Itasca State Park, Lake Bemidji State Park, Big Bog State Recreation Area, and state forest areas.

Bemidji has a hemiboreal humid continental climate, Dfb in the Koppen climate classification: short, warm summers, and long, severe winters.

Bemidji State was in the title game eight straight years, winning five titles.

Pete Fenson, the skip of the U S curling team that took the bronze medal at the 2006 Olympics, is a native of Bemidji, as is Natalie Nicholson, who was the lead for the United States women's team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Bemidji is home to Bemidji State University, Northwest Technical College, and Oak Hills Christian College.

Public education, served by Bemidji Area Schools, is a part of Independent School District 31, and includes eight elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.

Also in the district are TrekNorth Charter High School, Voyagers Charter High School, Schoolcraft Charter School, and Bemidji is home to three private schools: St Philip's Catholic School, St Mark's Lutheran School and Heartland Christian Academy.

Bemidji is as a regional center for shopping, arts, entertainment, education, health services, worship, and government services.

Bemidji Pioneer is the local newspaper, published twice weekly on Wednesday and Saturday.

Bemidji Airlines operates cargo flights, while Corporate Air is the only airline to operate all-cargo-only flights to the airport, on behalf of FedEx Express.