BY: CONNER

LOON- IT WAS THE STATE BIRD SINCE 1961.

MONARCH BUTTERFLY- IT BECAME THE OFFICIAL STATE BUTTERFLY IN 1998.

BLUEBERRY MUFFIN- BECAME THE STATE MUFFIN IN 1988

APPLE- IT BECAME THE STATE FRUIT IN 2006.

MILK- IT BECAME THE STATE DRINK IN 1984.

HAIL MINNESOTA - IT IS BY TRUMAN E. RICKARD, ARTHUR E. UPSON, AND TRUMAN E. RICKARD.

MOREL MUSHROOM - IT BECAME THE STATE MUSHROOM IN 1984.

RED PINE OR NORWAY PINE - IT BECAME THE STATE TREE IN 1953.

LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE - IT BECAME OUR OFFICIAL GEMSTONE IN 1969.

WILD RICE - WAS MADE OFFICIAL IN 1977

MINNESOTA'S FLAG - IT WAS ADOPTED IN 1957.

WALLEYE - IT WAS OUR STATE FISH SINCE 1965.

PINK AND WHITE LADY'S SLIPPER - THEY CAN LIVE UP TO 50 YEARS.

THE STAR OF THE NORTH - IN FRENCH IT MEANS "L 'ETOIL DU NORD."

THE NORTH STAR STATE OR LAND OF 10,000 LAKES - THE NORTH STAR STATE IS THE OFFICIAL NICKNAME.

GRACE - BY ERIC ENSTROM

THE STAR OF THE NORTH - IT APPEARS ON THE STATE FLAG.

DAKOTA - THE WORD REFERS TO THE MINNESOTA RIVER AND MANY LAKES.