There are so many things that have been invented in Minnesota! Some are just fun, and others are very practical things that I don't know what we'd do without.

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With all of the great products that have been invented in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, how would we possibly pick the coolest?

With a bracket, of course!

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The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and BMO are doing a contest to determine which Minnesota-made item is the coolest of them all.

Just recently, the bracket was narrowed down to the top 8.

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The 8 Coolest Things Made in Minnesota

In the top 8 for the coolest things made in Minnesota, we have:

Hormel Foods - SPAM Classic

can of classic spam
Hormel Foods
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Cirrus Aircraft - SR Series G7+ Aircraft

a red sr series g7+ aircraft
Cirrus Aircraft
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Polaris Inc. - MRZR-Military RZR

a mrzr military rzr
Polaris Inc.
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The Toro Company - GrandStand MULTI FORCE Stand On Mower

grandstand multi force stand on mower
The Toro Company
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Duluth Pack - The Wanderer

the wanderer backpack
Duluth Pack
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ATZ Manufacturing - Trackchair

a trackchair
ATZ Manufacturing
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NorthUp Saunas LLC - NorthUp Sauna

a northup sauna
NorthUp Saunas LLC
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Minnesota Teardrop Trailer LLC - Vistable Teardrop Trailer

the vistable teardrop trailer
Minnesota Teardrop Trailer LLC
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Which ones would you pick to be in the top 4? Voting is open now, so you can vote for your favorites!

The top 4 will be announced on Monday, September 29th. That's when we can start voting for our number one pick. The winner that will be officially crowned as the coolest thing made in Minnesota will be announced on Monday, October 7th.

I think my top votes are for SPAM, the Trackchair, and the Vistable Teardrop Trailer.

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