MINNESOTA OFFICIAL STATE SYMBOLS

THE MINNESOTA STATE BIRD

• Loon
• It feeds underwater, and eats small fish.

THE MINNESOTA STATE TREE

• Norway pine tree
• The norway pine tree can live more than 300 years.

THE MINNESOTA STATE MUFFIN

• Blueberry muffin
• In 1988 the blueberry muffin became the Minnesota state muffin.

THE MINNESOTA STATE FISH

• Walleye
• The walleye is found in northern minnesota lakes.

THE MINNESOTA STATE FLOWER

• Pink and White lady slipper.
• It was adopted as the state flower in 1902.

THE MINNESOTA STATE FRUIT

• honeycrisp apple
• Developed at the University of Minnesota.

THE MINNESOTA STATE GEMSTONE

• Lake Superior agate
• It became the official state gemstone in 1969.

THE MINNESOTA GRAIN

• Wild rice
• Also referred to as pseudograin or false grain.

THE MINNESOTA MOTTO

• L'etoile du Nord/ The Star of the North
• It is a French phrase meaning "The Star of the North.

TH MINNESOTA MUSHROOM

• Morel mushroom
• Belonging to the genus Morchella.

THE MINNESOTA STATE PHOTOGRAPH

• Grace
• It is a 1918 photograph by Eric Enstrom.

THE MINNESOTA BUTTERFLY

• Monarch butterfly.
• It goes through prolonged stage of metamorphoses.

THE MINNESOTA DRINK

• Milk
• 99% of all U.S. households purchase milk.

THE MINNESOTA STATE FLAG

• Minnesota state flag
• It became a flag in 1858.

THE MINNESOTA STATE SPORT

• Ice hockey
• It was invented in 1877.

THE MINNESOTA STATE SEAL

• Minnesota seal
• Originally adopted in 1858.

THE MINNESOTA STATE SOIL

• Lester soil
• Lester soils are in 17 different counties in south-central MN.

THE MINNESOTA STATE SONG

• Hail Minnesota
• It originated at the university in the early 1900s.