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Apple
Valley, Minnesota. Over 40,000 people live in Apple
Valley. Since the mid-'60's, over 11,000 homes have been
built here and the building continues. Practically every
variety of housing is available: single-family homes,
apartments, townhomes, housing parks, etc.
Apple Valley is located 20 minutes from downtown
Minneapolis or St. Paul and 15 minutes from the
Minneapolis/St. Paul airport
Where Cedar Av. crosses
County Rd. 42 (two of the main streets in the city), a
huge shopping area has been built. Among the stores
included are: two supermarkets, Cub and Rainbow; a big
Target "Greatland" store; Menard's (hardware, just opening
a new store on Co. Rd. 42 about quadruple its former
location on Cedar Av.); Frank's Nursery; a Carmike
Cineplex of 16 theaters; lots of restaurants and more. For
more serious, all-day shopping, the
Mall of America is only about 10 or 15 minutes away on
Highway 77 (Cedar Av.).
Recreational facilities
are extensive: a big community center on Hayes Av. with
indoor basketball court and acres of adjacent soccer and
baseball fields plus an indoor ice rink; Redwood public
outdoor swimming pool; public indoor swimming at several
of the middle schools; sports programs for youth and
adults in every imaginable sport; several lakes and
beaches for fishing, ice-fishing and swimming. There's a
lot going on here and in the adjacent cities, like
Burnsville, as well.
Apple Valley is home to
the
Minnesota Zoo, which also features an
IMAX theater. There is also Dakota County's Lebanon
Hills Regional Park and
Valleywood Municipal Golf Course. |
