Texas -> Minnesota issue

[manik2k]

At first, I wanted to get to the Quebec sector, being myself from Quebec city.
Looked it up on the wiki... so I had to go Texas -> Minnesota -> Quebec... Ok, not so bad...
So I get to Texas, find the "Unknown Jump Gate"... and explose.
"Oh great, a minefield. I'll go in slow then."
Boom.
"Ok, nevermind"
fast forward a week
"Hmmm let's see how much I can sell these things... Oh, Minnesota has a great price"... Heads to Texas...
"Oh, yeah, the mines..."

So, long story short... the Question is... Is it even possible to get to Minnesota? If so, how???

thanks in advance