Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
Located near the Iowa Border, Fairmont is known for its parks and five lakes, where residents and visitors can fish, swim, boat, jet ski and windsurf. There are a variety of nearby public and private golf courses; an Aquatic Park featuring two 3-story waterslides; and a Community Education and Recreation program to help all ages better appreciate and take advantage of the outdoors.
There are nearly 400 acres of scenic parkland in Fairmont alone with several surrounding Martin County parks, which feature various landscapes for hikers, bikers and wanderers. Visitors to the area will find 29 parks that include playgrounds, athletic fields, green spaces and flower gardens. And when winter comes to Southern Minnesota, these same grounds turn into a wonderland for ice skaters, cross country skiers, and snowmobilers.
Blizzard Snowmobile Club grooms 140 miles of trails in Martin County. We connect up with Iowa trails to the South and bordering counties to the East and North, which lead to many other trail systems. CLICK HERE to visit the Blizzard Snowmobile Club website.
Best State To Raise a Family
(WalletHub, 1st in 2020; 2nd in 2021)
in Voter Participation
(U.S. Elections Project, 2020)
Best State for Women and for Working Moms and Dads
(Wallethub, 2020)
in Volunteering
(Corporation for National and Community Service)
in Child Well-Being
(Kids Count Report, 2021)
in Healthy People
(2021 Camelot Index)