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Apple Valley,
Minnesota. Over 40,000 people live
in Apple Valley. Since the mid-'60's, over 11,000 homes have been
built here and the building continues. Practically every variety of
housing is available: single-family homes, apartments, town homes,
housing parks, etc.
Apple Valley
is located 20 minutes from downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul and 15
minutes from the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport
Where Cedar Av. crosses County Rd.
42 (two of the main streets in the city), a huge shopping area has
been built. Among the stores included are: two supermarkets, Cub and
Rainbow; a big Target "Greatland" store; Menard's (hardware, just
opening a new store on Co. Rd. 42 about quadruple its former
location on Cedar Av.); Frank's Nursery; a Carmike Cineplex of 16
theaters; lots of restaurants and more. For more serious, all-day
shopping, the
Mall of America is only about 10 or 15 minutes away on Highway
77 (Cedar Av.).
Recreational facilities are
extensive: a big community center on Hayes Av. with indoor
basketball court and acres of adjacent soccer and baseball fields
plus an indoor ice rink; Redwood public outdoor swimming pool;
public indoor swimming at several of the middle schools; sports
programs for youth and adults in every imaginable sport; several
lakes and beaches for fishing, ice-fishing and swimming. There's a
lot going on here and in the adjacent cities, like Burnsville, as
well.
Apple Valley is home to the
Minnesota
Zoo, which also features an
IMAX
theater. There is also Dakota County's Lebanon Hills Regional
Park and
Valleywood Municipal Golf Course.
APPLE VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD
INFORMATION
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