M. HOCKEY | 10 things you didn’t know about Bemidji State
1. What’s in a name? Located on the shores of Lake Bemidji, the school is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
2. OK, so where is that? The BSU campus is 150 miles away from Duluth, Minn., and about 100 miles from the Canadian border. The town of Bemidji — affectionately known as “B-Town” — is home to the massive roadside statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.
3. Coming out of nowhere: The Bemidji Beavers were unranked in national hockey rankings before winning the CHA championship to earn a bid to the tournament as the No. 16 seed overall in...
More Fun Facts:
The buildings at BSU are named after trees, not people.
Bemidji State has a proud tradition of hockey. Former team members include NHL players and former Olympians.
Bemidji is the first city on the Mississippi River and much of the local recreation involves water: (ice) fishing, tubing, skating, broomball, swimming, etc.
Nice to see an article about Bemidji in the Yale Daily News. Well written, accurate information. Thought I add a little more information someone might find interesting. Bemidji is the County Seat of Beltrami County. Belt Co is 2505 sq. miles about half the size of the state of CT. There are approx. 15.8 people per sq. mile. I still have snow in my yard and gas in the snowblower. We do get blizzards in April. Up here, if you stood on one side of the Mississippi and your friend stood on the other side, you could easily hit them in the head with a snowball. (A baseball would be mean) During the winter, many BSU students park their cars on the lake so they don't have pay for a parking permit or walk as far to class. We actually plow roads across the lakes. The tallest building in Bemidji is 12 stories high. The next highest is about 3 stories.
Minnesota Represent!!!
Bemidji, you make the Yale Minnesota Club happy. :)