Monticello travel guide

Monticello is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,868 at the 2000 census, and according to recent estimates has grown to http://www.city-data.com/city/Monticello-Minnesota.html 10,882. Monticello is located on the Mississippi River at the northern edge of Wright County. The community is home to Nuclear Management Company's Monticello Nuclear Generation Plant.
Each winter, hundreds of trumpeter swans nest near Mississippi Drive Park in Monticello as the Mississippi River is heated from warm water discharged by the Monticello Nuclear Generation Plant.
The name Monticello is derived from the Italian language word for "Little Mountain". In Monticello, an elementary school, a church and two business include Little Mountain in their name. Monticello was founded in 1856, and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006.
In anticipation of rapid population growth, Monticello created a comprehensive growth plan in 1996. A new high school was constructed in 1999 to accommodate increasing numbers of students. A new interchange was completed in 2006 on the east end of town, allowing residents full access to Interstate 94 from County Road 18. Since 2002, many retail outlets have been constructed, including a Wal-Mart Supercenter, a SuperTarget store, a Muller Family Movie Theatre, The Home Depot, Applebee's, Taco John's and an Arby's. This planned growth has also brought new auto dealerships, hotels, and industrial development. Monticello continues to attract new construction and business opportunities. A new Mills Fleet Farm store is planned for 2008 on the east end of Chelsea Road. A 2004 annexation agreement with Monticello Township, Minnesota is expected to help sustain Monticello's growth for the next twenty years. (...) more....

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