Editing Bowstring, Minnesota (section)

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States}}
{{about|the unincorporated community in northern Minnesota|a bowstring bridge|tied arch bridge|a string of a bow|bow string}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca]]
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Bowstring Township, Itasca County, Minnesota|Bowstring Township]]

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|area_code = [[Area code 218|218]]
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'''Bowstring''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Bowstring Township, Itasca County, Minnesota|Bowstring Township]], [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca County]], [[Minnesota]], United States.

The community is located 15 miles north of [[Deer River, Minnesota|Deer River]] on [[Minnesota State Highway 6]].

The unincorporated community of Bowstring also extends into [[Bowstring Lake, Minnesota|Bowstring Lake]] Unorganized Territory of Itasca County.