The following sites have links to various websites that contain information about GIS, as well as GIS Data that you can use in your own mapping software
MN Governor's Council on Geographic Information
MN Planning MN GIS/LIS Consortium MN Geographic Data Clearinghouse Minnesota River Basin Data Center
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Minnesota GIS Data MN DNR Lake Finder MetroGIS What are Geographic Data? U.S. Census Bureau TIGER Mapping Service
http://tiger.census.gov
Transportation
Mn/DOT Basemap Statewide Redistricting Redistricting Statewide 2002 Voting Districts Voting Districts Statewide 2000 Census Data Census Data Statewide