Outer Counties (Wright, Sherburne, Chisago, Isanti, Le Sueur, Mille Lacs, Sibley, St. Croix WI, Pierce WI)

I-94 / I-35

The outer Twin Cities MSA counties stretching northwest along I-94 (Wright, Sherburne, Mille Lacs), north along I-35 (Isanti, Chisago), south along US-169 (Le Sueur, Sibley), and east into Wisconsin along I-94 (St. Croix, Pierce). Primary communities include St. Cloud-adjacent Monticello, Buffalo, Elk River, and Big Lake (Wright/Sherburne); Princeton (Mille Lacs); Cambridge and Isanti (Isanti); North Branch, Lindstrom, Chisago City, and Forest Lake area (Chisago); Le Sueur (Le Sueur); Hudson, River Falls, and New Richmond (WI). Hudson, WI sits directly across the St. Croix River from Stillwater.