BY~ KALLEIGH

THE LOON BECAME MINNESOTA'S STATE BIRD IN 1961.

THE CYPRIPEDIUM REGINAE IS ALSO CALLED THE LADY SLIPPER .

THE BLUEBERRY MUFFIN IS NATIVE TO NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

THE NORWAY PINE TREE CAN BE FROM 60-100 FEET TALL.

THE MOREL MUSHROOM IS A RARE DELICACY TO MUSHROOM HUNTERS.

THE WALLEYE BECAME THE STATE FISH IN 1965.

THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY LIKES TO EAT MILKWEED.

THE HONEY CRISP APPLE IS A CROSS OF MACOUN AND HONEY GOLD APPLES.

THE LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE HAS RICH RED AND ORANGE COLORS.

HOCKEY BECAME THE OFFICIAL STATE SPORT IN 2009.

MILK WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR RUDY PERPICH.

THE STATE FLAG WAS DESIGNED IN 1893.

WILD RICE IS ACTUALLY A HARDY AQUATIC ANNUAL GRASS.

L'ETOILE DU NORD IS TRANSLATED TO "STAR OF THE NORTH".

GRACE WAS SPONSORED BY SEN. BOB LESSARD AND REP. LOREN SOLBERG.

THE SEAL SHOWES A SETTLER PLOWING BY THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

LESTER SOIL WAS DESIGNATED THE STATE SOIL IN 2012.

"HAIL MINNESOTA" WAS WRITTEN BY REP. BEN D. HUGHES AND SEN. VAL IMM.