I like rugosa roses (Rosa rugosa for you species buffs). They aren't native, but they might as well be. They're the beach roses of New England and supposedly are hardy to Zone 2. They can grow in anything and there are a lot of cultivars with different colors. Best of all, in my opinion, is that they get huge and tasty rose hips. Not only do they have lots of Vitamin C and make great jelly, they're good right off the plant.
I dig the European climbing roses, growing up a stone wall or metal gate looks awesome! MN is pretty cold and mainly the "iceberg" roses (or something like that) survive best but they're always just white. Perhaps bloom colors are influenced by soil nutrients as well? Most blue hydrangeas which are planted in MN never are blue again when they rebloom. They just become an off white green.
not sure if the "nearly wild roses" are a species or just a hybrid with simple flowers....basically they have a pink, 5 petal flower.......
this is the 'Austrian Copper' prolly my favorite 5 petal rose:
http://www.rose-roses.com/rosepages/species/RosaFoetidaBicolor.html
hardy as all get out...almost no die back even with no protection in the winter other than its on the south side of the house so it doesnt get the full force of the winter north winds.....but being close to the house it gets zero snow cover to protect it either.......the branches see -50 air temps in the winter and its not phased......i trim the tips in the spring to encourage branching but thats about it......
we do have a wild species rose here........i dont grow it though cause it doesnt form the nicest looking bushes they generally look kinda rough.....
geez.....i get no respect........