Location: Southwestern Minnesota, along the Minnesota River and the South Dakota border Length: 287 miles (462 km) Time To Allow: 7 days Description/Highlights/Points of Interest The Minnesota River Valley is rich with stories of Native American life, treaties and resistance, entangled with the struggles of Euro-American immigrants and their conflicts with the Dakota while trying to make a home on this unfamiliar land. Settlement flourished with the Homestead Act, and the fertile land led to the establishment of agricultural cooperatives, railroad and river transportation, food processing and land stewardship practices that continue to make this one of the most productive agricultural civilizations in the world. Suggested Itinerary Check back soon for a sample itinerary!