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Coordinates: 47°2455N 92°1535W / 47.41528°N 92.25972°W / 47.41528; -92.25972
 

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Palo
Ice slide at Laskiainen
Ice slide at Laskiainen
Palo is located in Minnesota
Palo

Palo

Location of the community of Palo
within White Township, Saint Louis County

Palo is located in the United States
Palo

Palo

Palo (the United States)

Coordinates: 47°24′55N 92°15′35W / 47.41528°N 92.25972°W / 47.41528; -92.25972
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySaint Louis
TownshipWhite Township
Elevation
1,401 ft (427 m)
Population
 • Total30
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55705
Area code218
GNIS feature ID662129[1]

Palo is an unincorporated communityinWhite Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Geography[edit]

The community is located eight miles south of the city of Aurora at the intersection of Saint Louis County Road 100 and County Road 111 (Palo Road). Vermilion Trail/County Road 4 and County Road 16 are both nearby. Palo is located nine miles northeast of the community of Makinen.

History[edit]

A post office called Palo was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1933.[2] The name "Palo" is derived from Finnish,[3] where palo means 'fire' (as in 'forest fire') and Palo is a surname and a place name.

Arts and culture[edit]

Palo is notable for its annual Laskiainen celebration, one of the largest and longest-running Finnish-American festivals in the United States.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Palo, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  • ^ "St. Louis County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  • ^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota place names: a geographical encyclopedia (3rd ed.). St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-87351-396-8.
  • ^ [1], Finnish American Cultural Activities.

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