Zim, Minnesota

{{for|the city in east-central Minnesota named Zimmerman|Zimmerman, Minnesota}}

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Zim is an unincorporated place in McDavitt Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Geography

The community is located 14 miles southwest of the city of Eveleth at the junction of Saint Louis County Highway 7 and County Road 27. The Saint Louis River is nearby.

History

File:Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center sign in Meadowlands, Minnesota.jpg

A post office called Zim was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1990.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Saint+Louis | title=St. Louis County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=7 August 2015}} The community derives its name from a logging camp run by a lumberman named Zimmerman who worked in the area.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n509 492]}}

Arts and culture

The nearby Sax–Zim Bog area is home to one of the world's best birdwatching places and the site of the annual Sax–Zim Winter Birding Festival held in February.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/travel/in-a-minnesota-bog-a-festival-of-birds.html?_r=0 |title=In a Minnesota Bog, a Festival of Birds |author=Gustav Axelson|date=18 January 2013 |work=The New York Times |access-date=4 June 2016}} The bog was named for Zim and the nearby community of Sax.

Zim is home to noted rock music transcriber Jordan Baker, who has authored songbooks for Dream Theater, Steve Vai and Metallica.

References

Rand McNally Road Atlas – 2007 edition – Minnesota entry
Official State of Minnesota Highway Map – 2011/2012 edition

Category:Unincorporated communities in Minnesota

Category:Unincorporated communities in St. Louis County, Minnesota