The city of Blaine, Minnesota is mostly in Anoka County, in the lower eastern part of the state, although a small portion of the city extends into Ramsey County. Settled in 1862 by Phillip Laddy, Blaine was part of the city of Anoka until 1877, when it separated to become an independent township. Moses Ripley, who was elected as the first Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to the township, had come to Minnesota from Maine, so he persuaded his fellow board members to name the new township after James G. Blaine, a three-time presidential candidate from Maine. The sandy soil and abundant wetlands in the area of Blaine made farming difficult, so the area remained a prime hunting region. Population growth remained slow until after World War I, when Blaine changed from a small rural town to a suburban community, as home developments began to spring up primarily in the southern part of town. This growth can be attributed to the construction of Interstate Highway 35-W, US Highway 10, and Minnesota Highway 65, which made the area more accessible to the Twin Cities region, and attractive for businesses and residential development. Nearby communities include Circle Pines, Coon Rapids, Lexington, Lino Lakes, Mounds View, and Spring Lake Park. Minneapolis, Minnesota is less than twenty miles south of Blaine.
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Affiliated with Little League International, the BALL offers opportunities for the youth of Blaine, Minnesota area to play and develop their skills in the game of baseball. Registration dates, teams, and a calendar of meetings and events, training camps, and other resources are posted. The board of directors is listed.
http://www.ba-littleleague.org/
The Blaine, Minnesota high school baseball program is highlighted, including its teams, tournaments, winter clinic, and training programs, player information forms, a fall apparel order, open gym schedules, and important dates for players, as well as a history of the program and other resources.
http://www.blainebaseball.org/
Challenge Machine and Manufacturing, Inc.
Founded in 1999, the precision machining company and micro-machine shop in Blaine, Minnesota specializes in ultra-precision machining, CNC rapid prototyping, machining of exotic plastics, and other services. Its capabilities, facilities and equipment are featured, with a gallery of photographs and contacts.
http://www.challengemachine.com/
The official web site for the city of Blaine, Minnesota offers election results, news, a community calendar, council agendas and minutes, ordinances, and public notices, as well as a guide to local businesses, schools, places of worship, lodging facilities, and restaurants. Utilities may be paid online.
http://www.ci.blaine.mn.us/
In operation since 1963, Pack 512 is made up of boys in kindergarten through the fifth grade, or ages five to eleven, in the Blaine and Coon Rapids, Minnesota area. Chartered by Ten Ring, the pack is a member of the Northern Star Council of the Three Rivers District of the Boy Scouts of America youth organization. Meeting schedules and a calendar of events are posted.
http://www.pack512.org/
Featuring aircraft from the 1920s and 1930s, this private collection is housed in a 45,000 square-foot hangar at the Anoka County Airport in Blaine, Minnesota. The collection is described and showed in photographs, a calendar of events is posted, with tour information, and contacts.
http://www.goldenwingsmuseum.com/
Power Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.
PEM offers full OEM services for actuator control products and semi-customized linear and rotary actuators, electric motors, and control boxes for purchase. A profile of the Blaine, Minnesota company is put forward, with an overview of its products and solutions. Career opportunities are posted to the site.
http://www.powerengmfg.com/
Offering golf and sports turf and commercial lawn care products, the Blaine, Minnesota company carries spinner topdressers, drop-style topdressers, large-area topdressers, material handlers, overseeders, edgers, sodcutters, debris blowers, and accessories, as well as commercial sprayers and spreaders, aerators, and other products.
http://www.turfco.com/
