Zimmerman, MN

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Zimmerman is a progressive and rapidly growing community with small-town “country” atmosphere. Zimmerman is located northwest of the Minneapolis – St. Paul metropolitan area at the intersection of State Highway 169 and Sherburne County Road 4.

The Village of Lake Fremont was incorporated in 1910. In 1967 the town was re-named the City of Zimmerman. Lake Fremont was named for the western explorer, John C. Fremont, and the name Zimmerman derives from Moses Zimmerman, a local farmer who was influential in promoting the idea of the Great Northern Railroad coming through the area often described as the “Gateway to the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. Zimmerman provides a panoramic view of nature at its best. Some of the recreational opportunities one can find in the Zimmerman area are hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, boating, sailing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.