MINNESOTA STATE SYMBOLS

STATE BIRD

• Loons
• It became our state bird in 1961.

STATE FLOWER

• Is the lady slipper.
• It has only two leaves,they are green and branch out of the center of the plant.

STATE FLAG

• Its is royal blue with a gold fringe.
• Became a flag in 1858.

STATE BUTTERFLY

• Is the monarch.
• Its wings feature an easliy recognizable orange and black pattern on their wings.

STATE FRUIT

• Is a apple.
• It became our state fruit 2006.

STATE GRAIN

• Is wild rice.
• It became our state grain in 1977.

STATE SONG

• Is Hail Minnesota.
• It was written by two students at the university of Minnesota in 1904 and 1905.

STATE MUSHROOM

• Is Morchella.
• It was chosen in 1984.

STATE FISH

• Is a walleye.
• It became our state fish i 1965.

STATE PHOTOGRAPH

• Is the Grace photograph.
• It became our state photograph in 2002.

STATE DRINK

• Is milk.
• It became our state drink in 1984.

NICK NAME

• The North Star.
• We have it because we are the only state that has itnin french.

STATE MOTTO

• L'etoite du nord.
• It means Star of The North.

STATE COIN

• Is the quarter.
• It mit have an "Extra Tree".

STATE GEMSTONE

• Lake Superior agate.
• It became our state gemstone in 1969.

STATE TREE

• The Norway Pine.
• The Trees first stop will be the Itasca state park.

STATE SEAL

• Is a seal.
• It appears on the state flag.

STATE SPORT

• Is ice hockey.
• It became our state sport in 2007.

STATE MUFFIN

• Blue berry muffin.
• It became our state muffin in 1988.

STATE SOIL

• Lester soil.
• It became our official soil in 2012.

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