Babbitt (2008 pop. est. 1,587) is located near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, approximately 100 miles north of Duluth. This rural community, surrounded by lush forests and lakes, offers beautiful scenery and a high quality of life.

It offers growth-minded companies financial incentives, plus existing facilities and hundreds of prime acres available for industrial, commercial and residential development. Links to the region's highway network provide routes for industrial related traffic. Tourism, mining and manufacturing are major industries.