Minnesota State Symbols
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STATE MOTTO
"L'etoile du Nord" or, "Star of the North"
STATE GEMSTONE
The Lake Superior agate
STATE PHOTOGRAPH
"Grace" from http://gracebyenstrom.com/index.html
More information:
-The state butterfly was proposed by a fourth grade class at Anderson Elementary School
-The state drink has promotional value to the American Dairy Association
-The state bird was also proposed to be the Eastern Goldfinch, the mourning dove, the pileated woodpecker, the scarlet tanager, and the wood duck
-The state song was originally written for a college play for the University of Minnesota
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Even MORE Information:
-The state sport was suggested by sixth graders at the Minnetonka Middle School East, who spent months collecting more than 600 signatures on a petition!
-The state photograph was taken by Swedish immigrant Eric Enstrom
-The state mushroom: Minnesota was the first state to have a state mushroom
-The state fish was proposed twice before becoming legalized in 1965
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