Successors to 83 and 52 also intersect with the Trans-Canada Highway. US 2 intersects with Interstate 29 in Grand Forks, US 83 intersects with Interstate 94 in Bismarck, and US 52 intersects with Interstate 94 in Jamestown. The major routes through the city are US 2 (east-west), US 83 (north-south), and US 52 (northwest-southeast). Also, many Canadian tour buses bound for points east ( Minneapolis, Chicago, etc) will cross into the US through Portal, and stop in Minot for fuel and a quick bite. Often they are taking the scenic route west through Montana (or coming from that direction). Minot's location towards the center of the continent places it well off the beaten path for travellers. To reach Downtown Minot by transit, you can take the North Central route, operated by City Transit. It also has daily round-trip jet service to Denver on United Airlines, and weekly round-trip jet service to Las Vegas and Phoenix-Mesa on Allegiant. Minot International Airport ( IATA: MOT) ( ICAO: KMOT), is served by daily jet service on Delta Air Lines from Delta's hub at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Minot Air Force Base 'Only the Best Come North'.Minot Convention & Visitors Bureau 1020 South Broadway ( Located in the Scandinavian Heritage Visitors Center).T-shirts available at the airport have this motto: 'Why not Minot? Freezin's the reason!' However, it should be noted that while North Dakota is typically associated with a cold climate, the weather actually has its extremes, and Minot reaches temperatures of 90s (sometimes even 100s) in the summer months. Civic growth is not greatly helped by the climate. Minot is a rather unusual city, though possessing levels of services similar to much larger cities, it struggles between small-town and cosmopolitan attitudes. You can drive to Canada in just over an hour. There's a US Air Force base north of town. After World War II the city settled down into quiet suburbanation. During Prohibition the city became a nexus for alcohol smuggling. The town arose in 1880s as a stop along the Great Northern railway. The Souris River goes through the middle of town, carving a valley in the middle of flat prairie.

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