Bemidji is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Its population was estimated at 13,419 in 2007. It is the county seat of BeltramiCounty. Bemidji lies on the southwest shore of LakeBemidji, the northernmost lake feeding the Mississippi River and, as such, is deemed "the first city on the Mississippi."
Its name derives from the Ojibwe Bay-may-ji-ga-maug meaning "lake that traverses another body of water". On occasion, in Ojibwe, the city of Bemidji is called Wabigamaang ("at the lake channel/narrows"), because part of the city is situated on the Lakes Bemidji/Irving narrows, located on the south end of Lake Bemidji, and extends to the eastern shore of Lake Irving.
Bemidji is home to Bemidji State University, Northwest Technical College, and Oak Hills Christian College. It's also headquarters of Bemidji Woolen Mills. The statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, well-known landmarks, are downtown on the lakefront. 
Lake Bemidji State Park offers year-round recreation.
To find out more about the Bemidji Community please go to the Bemidji Chamber of Commerce
www.bemidji.org
Other sites include: Bemidji State University, Bemidji High School, and North Country Regional Hospital.
Bemidji State University is located in the spectacular lake country of north central Minnesota, fewer than 220 miles from Minneapolis. Current enrollment of approximately 5,000 includes students from 44 states and 40 countries, all of whom benefit from the vast resources of the MinnesotaStateColleges and Universities System. www.bemidjistate.edu
Bemidji School System - bhs.bemidji.K12.US
North Country Regional Hospital is a 116-bed general acute care hospital. Originally founded in 1898 by a group of Benedictine nuns the hospital has grown into a regional health care facility serving northern Minnesota. www.nchs.com
