North Star (disambiguation)

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The North Star is a title of the star best suited for navigation northwards.

North Star may also refer to:

In American geography:

• North Star, Delaware
• North Star, Ohio
• North Star State
• North Star Township, Brown County, Minnesota
• North Star Township, Michigan
• North Star Township, St. Louis County, Minnesota

In architecture:

• North Star hotel, a hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia at 8 W. Hastings
• North Star Mall, a shopping center located in San Antonio, Texas

In computer science:

• North Star (company), a Californian microcomputer manufacturer in the 1970s and early 1980s
• North Star Computers, a company established in 1976

In education:

• North Star School District, a school district in Pennsylvania

In literature:

• North Star (newspaper), an antislavery newspaper published from 1847-1851 by the escaped slave and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass
• North Star News, a monthly newspaper run by students at North Harris College

In transportation:

• MS North Star, a small expedition ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions for cruising in remote areas
• North Star (aircraft), a passenger aircraft manufactured by Canadair for Trans Canada Airlines
• North Star, a brand name of Stagecoach New Zealand bus routes in Auckland, New Zealand

In other fields:

• Minnesota North Stars, a team in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1993
• "North Star" (Enterprise episode), a third season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
• "North Star" (song), a song by Magnolia Electric Co. from their album Trials & Errors
• The North Star (1943 film), a 1943 film produced and distributed by RKO Pictures in 1943

[edit] See also

• Fist of the North Star (disambiguation)
• North Star Middle School
• Northern Star (disambiguation)
• Northstar (disambiguation)