(Actually we have 12 reasons!)

12.       One of the nation's largest Somali, Hmong and Liberian populations.

11.       Roller blades started here.

10.       Minnesota is home to great progressives like Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Paul Wellstone.

9.         Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.

8.         Minnesota flour mills and other large companies that fed the world: General Mills, Pillsbury, 3M, Cargil.

7.         20 million miles of bike and walking paths.

6.         Largest turkey producer in the country.

5.         Senator Mee Moua, the first elected Hmong State Senator in the U.S,

4.         Great waterways and lakes.

3.         Minneapolis has one of the largest urban native communities.

2.         Louise Erdrich - Award winning Native American novelist and Pulitzer finalist.

1.         Prince!

So, for these reasons and many more, don’t you dare miss the 2010 NFG Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota!