Nerstrand, MN

Nerstrand is a small Minnesota town about 45 miles south of Minneapolis, reachable via Highway 246 from Faribault or Highway 3 from Northfield. Most trips involve short drives to neighboring towns for services, though I-35 provides longer-distance access. The community sits in rolling farmland with a continental climate of snowy winters and humid summers. Nerstrand Big Woods State Park preserves rare maple-basswood forest.