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In the 1950s, both cities competed for a major league baseball franchise, and there was a brief period in the 1960s where the two cities did not agree on a common calendar for daylight saving time, resulting in a period of a few weeks where the two cities were one hour apart.
The TwinCities area is considered the capital for the arts in the Upper Midwest, the lead region among others such as the Twin Ports (Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin), Madison, Wisconsin and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
It is common for residents of the TwinCities area to own or share cabins and other properties along lakes and forested areas in the central and northern regions of the state, and weekend trips "up North" happen through the warmer months.