Laporte, MN. Is located in Northern Minnesota approximately 180 miles Northwest of the Twin Cities & 150 miles south of the Canadian border. We are centrally located within 30 miles of Bemidji, Walker, Cass Lake, & Park Rapids, Minnesota. Over 100 of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes are within an hour drive. The Paul Bunyan Trail runs through the heart of downtown Laporte & the dirt trail is great for snowmobiling, hiking & mountain bike riding.