Bonnie, you and I are kind of in the same boat here. Stephen and I are planning on moving to Alaska and are trying to figure out which part we want to move to and such.
The first thing I would do would be to do a google for "realty in MN" or "realty in ND". You could also search for "land in...".
As far as work, Stephen has been using USAjobs to search for job openings...you may want to try that.
As for the
zones, I'd probably look up a map, but I don't know much more....sorry I can't be of more help there. I'll post anything else that comes to mind in the next couple of days.
When are you looking to move? I would think the best time would be late
spring early summer....at least that's the best time to move to Alaska.