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MILES CITY, MONT. (Pop. 9.023- EI. 2.363 ft.) is an impor steamship agent named th e city, hoping it would attract stances have blown away. The rice is then placed in a vat. PORTAGE. WIS. (Pop. 7. 821-EI. 81 7 ft. ) is located tiona I opportunities. An estimated 5.5 mill ion pleasure visi Welcome aboard tant center for sugar beets and whea t, as well as the settlers from Germany. Today, much of the population is of and a moccasined man or boy "jigs" it with his feet, tram between the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Goods were once tors come to Chicago annua lly. and another 2.2 million nucleus of livestock ra nches that produce more tha.n a German and Russo-German ancestry. pling the shells loose from the grain. The rice is again hauled, or ;'portaged."' from river to river. Later a canal was people are attracted by the 1,000 or more conventions. trade shows, and expositions that have made the city a con q uarter of the cattle and sheep in the state. Fort Keogh is roasted, then bagged for market. dug to eliminate the portage, but the name stuck. Today, the Amtrak's across the river from Miles City, and Signal Butte, a high JAMESTOWN. N.D. (Pop. 15.385- EI. 1.410ft). inthe town IS center of a wealthy farmi ng area, the fishing and vention capital . At Chicago. Amtrak offers convenient con nections to numerous points around the compass. knob to the sou th, was once used by the fort's officers to James River Valley. is the center of a large agricultural area STAPLES, MINN.(Pop. 2.654 - EI 1.277ft.) claims to be water-sport activities at Swan an d Silver Lakes, and the signal messages by heliograph to the Black Hills. 175 miles and home of Jamestown College. the exact geographical center of the state. It is definitely Cascade Ski Area. There's no more satisfying way to cross our continent, away. Range Riders Museum is noted for anti ques. arti the center of a fine farming district known for its creameries Motor coach connections are available at COLUMBUS, or at least most of it. than by Amtrak. The view of American facts, and archeological and geological specimens from the FARGO, N.D. (Pop. 53.365- EI. 905 ft. ) is the state·s largest and cheese factories. WIS. (Pop. 3.789-EI. 850 ft.) to Madison. the state capital vistas is superb. The degree of comfort simply cannot be North Coast area. city. Named for William G. Fargo of the renowned Wells Between little Fall s and LaCrosse. Wisconsin. the and site of the University of Wisconsin. matched by any other form of public transportation. nor by West of Glendive. the Hiawatha crosses the Powder Fargo Express Company. the city is located In the Red Hiawatha parallels the Mississippi River. With the Missouri private car Reclining seatbacks. foot and leg rests, and River, named for the black sand along its banks that River Valley. One hundred centuries ago, glacial water as its principal tributary. the Mississippi is known as the MILWAUKEE, WIS. (Pop 717.372-EI. 588 ft.i. The name ample walking-around and slretching space are part and reminded early explorers of gunpowder. The river rises in stood 200 feet deep here. Today. it is on dry land and serves Father of Rivers It flows 2.350 miles from Lake Itasca in Milwaukee is derived from Millioke, an Indian word mean parcel of each Amtrak car, as is th e pleasan t altention from Hiawatha the foothills of the Big horn Mountains and flows 486 miles as a major livestock center and distribution point. Just east northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, draini ng more ing "good lands."' The name sti ll suits th is city w ith its parks, Amtrak personnel. to the Yellowstone. of Fargo, our route spans the famous Red River of The than a mi llion square miles, one-eighth of North America parades. picturesque lakefront and progressive school sys The North Coast Hiawatha is an all-reserved train North. In the extremely convoluted riverbed, the water and two-fifths of the United States. tem. Principal products are auto bodies and parts, machin equipped wi th a restaurant, roomettes and bedrooms as You will be passing through -; well as a coach and a beautiful Dome Lounge for unsur :t GLENDIVE. MONT. (Pop. 6.305-EI2.076 ft.i isan Impor snakes 545 miles from the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail ery. farm implements, meat, leather and, of course, the the most dramatic country m tant community serving the Williston Oil Basin, which rivers to Lake Winnipeg, just 270 miles as the crow flies. ST. CLOUD, MINN. (Pop. 39.691 - EI. 1.027 ft. ) boasts famous beers and malt liquors. passed views along with the matchless comfort. numerous fine granite buildings made of stone from nearby Located at the confluence of the Milwaukee and Kinn i Connecting service with the Hiawatha to major cities ;: extends from central Montana to North Dakota. and from in North America. '"-; South Dakota to Canada. The area surrounding G lendive quarnes. Minnesota State Teachers College is located in kinnic rivers. it ison the shore of Lake Mich igan. on the West and East Coasts to Midwestern cities via :Jl contains more than 300 producing oil wells. this attractive city, and the Benton County Fairgrounds are Chicago is an added plus for Amtrak travelers. All connec Makoshika State Park. in the Badlands three miles near our tracks. GLENVIEW. ILL. (Pop 24.880-El639ft.) isagrowing lions may be made at one station ... Union Station. Ch icago. '"z" south, is a picturesque 784-acre picnic and camping area in community just 17 miles north of Chicago's Loop. For round-trip travelers between Seattle and Chicago, !:< which many fossil specimens are found. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (Pop. 434.400-EI. 818 fl. ) is the there's the option of going one way on the Hiawatha and o The Montana-North Dakota border is between Glen station stop also for its twin city of ST. PAUL (Population CHICAGO.ILL. (PoP. 3. 115.000-EI. 595 ft i hardly needs the other direction on the Empire Bu ilder. a train with equal z dive and Dickinson. Here are the famous North Dakota 309.828-EI. 723 feet). through which the Hiawatha also an introduction. The first Europeans known to have visited comfort but d ifferent scheduling, routing, and scenic appeal. passes. Just west of Minneapolis is Lake Minnetonka, a RED WING. MINN. (Pop. 10.441 - EI. 712 ft.) isa quiet Mis r Badlands. The Amtrak route passes through Medora. head Sissippi River town whose principal products are clay, pipe. the Algonquin land that is now Chicago were Joliet and Details are available from any Amtrak agent or local '"Z quarters of the Theodore Roosevelt National Histori.c P~rk, clear lake 2% by ten miles that is a major urban recreation Marquette in 1673. The city's first permanent cabin was travel agency. Reservations? Information? Both are easy to m area. boots and shoes. A former Dakota Indian village. the town named in honor of the President who ranched there I n hiS was named for Chief Shoopadoota. ·· Scarlet Wing. · At Red bu ilt 116 years later by Jean Baptiste Point du Sable. an get by using Amtrak's nationwide reservations network youth (1883-86). The social, educational, cultural and industrialltfe of Wing the Mississippi widens into 34-mile-long Lake Pepin explorer and fur trader. The city has been immortalized in Just use one of the numbers below and let us help you ~ the Twin Cities is rich. Minneapolis began as a mill town in word and song, perhaps most prominently by poet Carl travel happily, comfortably and safely. :Jl 1856 and grew into one of the world· s foremost grain DICKINSON. N.D. (Pop 12.405-EI. 2.412 ft.) is an impor WINONA, MINN. (Pop. 26.438-EI. 664 ft. ). on the Missis Sandburg who cal led it ·· Hog Butcher for the World. Tool '" tant livestock and grain center for this prairie region. Seven centers. Its bi-cultural name combines the Sioux word for sippi's west bank, is situated at a particularly attractive part Maker. Stacker of Wheat. Player with Railroads. and the water, "minne," with the Greek term for city, "pol is." Eleven AMTRAK miles to the south is Custer Hill, where the ill-fated officer of the river. Home of Winona State College and the Wilkie nation·s Freight Handler:· Today. Chicago is a v ital bustling lakes and 152 parks are within the city limits. Minnehaha camped en route to Big Horn, Montana. Steamboat Museum. Winona is the berthing place of an metropol is which abounds with cultural, social and educa- INFORMATION/RESERVATION NUMBERS Falls were immortalized by Longfellow in " Hiawatha:' The Heart River. which parallels the Hiawatha route interesting collection of converted river steamers. Sugar between Dickinson and Mandan to the east joins the Mis St. Paul is the state capital of Minnesota and site of the IF YOU ARE CALLING AN aOO-NUMBER Loaf, a truncated limestone monolith atop a 500-foot bluff, . .. please remember all SOO-numbers (in some areas 1-800) souri at Mandan. The tracks cross the Knife Riverwhich state university. overlooks the city. also flows into the Missouri. farther north at Stanton. First called Pig's Eye in dubious honor of its first resi are 101l-lree, long-distance numbers. Consult the local tele dent, Pierre " Pig 's Eye" Parrant, St.