CITY OF TOWER MINNESOTA

*  Tower has the largest projected population growth north of Duluth excluding Hermantown to 2017.
 

*  Twin Metals projection of 1000 full time jobs for 75-100 years on the largest copper deposit in the world recently discovered and a 2-3 billion dollar investment to begin a long term underground mine operation as soon as possible ( estimates are about 1 trillion US currency in deposits) . Polymet Mining will be bringing an additional 300-500 great paying fulltime jobs to the immediate area. Both are approximately 10-30 miles away.

*  Tower is working on a new 8 million dollar harbor project allowing the only direct access from Lake Vermilion ( the 4^th largest lake in the state ) to downtown Tower and all of the new development that will develop around it. See complete details by Clicking Here.

*  Approx. 60 families are currently on a waiting list to move into the new fully funded housing development at Bois Forte in Tower.

*  Tower has the 2012 Golf Magazines Best Places and 2012 Golf Digests Best Places awards at The Wilderness Golf Course 

*  Fortune Bay Casino is located on the Bois Forte Resvervation in Tower.

*  Tower has a concentrated population ( within 5 miles of town ) at approx 5000.
 

*  The new Lake Vermilion State Park projects 450,000 additional tourists and is only 2 miles away.

*  Tower is in the center of Virginia, Ely, Babbitt, and Cook.  ( 20-25 miles to each )

*  The Soudan Underground Mine draws thousands of visitors each year for both the Physics Lab & Mine tours
 

And finally, Tower-Soudan is the oldest city north of Duluth and the birthplace of Minnesota mining with a rich and wonderful history.