Minnesota State Highway 13 Capital and Alliant Energy would be the biggest wind farm in the state of Minnesota. State Highway 13 was authorized in 1920 from Albert Lea to Jordan. In 1934, the segment between New Prague and Jordan was redesignated Highway 21, and Highway 13 moved to the east and extended north through Prior Lake, Savage, and Burnsville; then northeast to its northern terminus in West Saint Paul. From 1934 to 1935, Highway 13 also ran from Albert Lea south to the Iowa state line. In 1935, U.S. Highway 69 was extended north into Minnesota, assuming that 12 mile section of the
Minnesota State Highway 40 40 and US 59 at Milan. The park entrance is located on Chippewa County Road 13 (CR 13) near US 59 at Watson. MN 40 parallels US 12 and US 212 throughout its route in west-central Minnesota. MN 40 also intersects with US 12 at its eastern terminus in Willmar. Most of MN 40 was authorized in 1933. The section of the route between US 75 at Madison and the South Dakota state line was authorized circa 1950. MN 40 was still gravel in 1940. The route was mostly paved by 1953, except for just west of Willmar. MN 40